Monday, October 23, 2006

Plaza de Armas

Los ninos in front of Campania De Jesus.


Yesterday in the Plaza there was a parade of local school children, teachers, local government workers, construction workers and the army, all walking along to the sound of the local military band.

The Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Blas has been taken over completely by tourism and the only peruvians are tour operators or street hawks. If you walk to the other side of Ave del Sol and its plazas, Regoeijo or San Francisco you will not see any tourists but the plazas are full of life and local peruvians. In the newspaper yesterday, it said the government had agreed a new airline route from Lima- Cusco. It means more tourists and thats good for the economy but I dont know what that will really mean for the people and city of Cusco itself.

3 Comments:

At 9:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos and thought the watercolours weren't too bad either! Am impressed by all your adventurous eating...Hx

 
At 11:41 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree beautiful photo's Princesca...

xx

 
At 4:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

hola han y keeps!

Two days ago I had something I could not eat- Tania (Blancas daughter in law) told me it was some part of the cow but said I probably didnt want to know which part!!

The local photographers were using Leica cameras- old school but still the best cameras in the world!

xx

 

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