July 20, 2008

 
   

Dances both new and old

In the Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo on Avenida El Sol, there is a daily show of the region's folk dances which has been running for more than 25 years. After watching the performance, if you feel like dancing yourself, there a great many clubs and discos in Cusco, particularly on Main Plaza.

Inca heritage

The heritage of the Inca empire can be seen in Peru today not just in the surviving stones of Inca buildings. It endures in the living descendants of the Incas who still work the land and speak the Inca language Quechua. Despite conquistadors, religious pressures and the westernized society in many Peruvian towns, the memories of the Incas are kept alive in Andean culture.