The San Blas neighborhood in Cusco

San Blas neighborhood Cusco, the modest and narrow streets of San Blas, known as the neighborhood of artisans, is one of the favorite places for tourists.

San Blas neighborhood Cusco, formerly known as the artisans’ neighborhood, is now the heart of the Historic Center of Cusco, which still maintains its old state and its narrow streets are eager to tell us the innumerable secrets of the Imperial City.

San Blas burns at night, say some tourists who have fallen surrendered to the mysteries of the stone streets and of course it is before the small bars where you can enjoy good music and get drunk with the company of people who come to the mythical city of Cusco from all over the world.

Taking a walk through San Blas is a different experience, by day so calm and peaceful, and at night a whole festival of color, which to the rhythm of the songs of the apus (Inca Gods) dazzles and envelops us.

Everyone who visits Cusco, must enter the heart of the historic center, San Blas is a paradise made of stone and colonial houses trapped in time.

If you want to explore one of the most emblematic places in Cusco to get to know  all of its history in advance, keep reading! Lines below we tell you everything you need to know about the San Blas neighborhood.

The conquerors destroyed the few temples that were once here and instead, they constructed the buildings we can see today when we walk through the streets of San Blas. The colonial architecture with great Andean influence gives this neighborhood a magical touch, making you fall in love when walking through this neighborhood.