Parroquia de San Cristóbal

This guide to the Parroquia de San Cristóbal in Cusco starts on the hilltop terrace of Qolqampata, once Manco Inca's residence, and follows it into the hands of Paullu Inca, a noble who allied with the Spanish, hosted festivals here for a sacred idol carried down from Huanacauri hill, then converted to Christianity and raised a chapel on that same ground. It traces the earthquake of 1650 that flattened the chapel and architect Marcos Uscamayta's rebuild, and a 2007 discovery inside the church tied to the very family that founded it. Stand at the railing where visitors have gathered for the view for five centuries running.