Cusco from above

On my last day in Cusco, I climbed up to the hills above the city, where there are both the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, and a statue of Cristo Blanco, as they call in Cusco the huge white statue of Jesus, similar to the one in Rio de Janeiro that we are probably most familiar with. There are actually many of these statues througout Latin America.  You can see Cusco's Cristo Blanco in the far left of one of the panoramic photos below.

It is quite a hike from the central plaza in Cusco up to those hills, for those of us not used to the altitude, but it's worth the trip. It's also possible to get up to these same places by taxi, though, too.