{"id":2651,"date":"2019-12-19T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:28:04","slug":"san-francisco-of-asis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/san-francisco-of-asis","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco of Asis in Cusco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Cuzco\u2019s most popular plazas and one with much culture and tradition is the Plaza San Francisco. It is three blocks from the Plaza de Armas. It is located on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santa Clara, Granada, and Tordo streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebuilt in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the government of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dr. Daniel Estrada Perez major. It is 136 m long and 53 m wide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surrounding Plaza San Francisco, you can appreciate the house of a well-known Peruvian Writer Clorinda Matto de Turner, the Historic Ciencia public school, The Arch of Santa Clara, and the San Francisco de Asis church.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2655\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2655\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Plaza-de-San-francisco-cusco.webp\" alt=\"Plaza San Francisco de As\u00eds del Cusco\" width=\"870\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Plaza San Francisco de Asis<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>Inkayni additional information:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Plaza San Francisco has experienced many changes to look the way it does nowadays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Inca\u2019s time, this plaza was part of Huacaypata, the main Plaza Inca. With the Spanish arrival, more buildings that separated Plaza de Armas and Plaza de Tlanguis (known today as Plaza Regocijo and Plazoleta Espinar) and the group of houses that today is known as Hotel de Turistas del Cusco were built. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2658\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2658\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Plaza-San-Francisco-Cusco-botanico.webp\" alt=\"Plaza San Francisco de As\u00eds de Cusco\" width=\"870\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Plaza San Francisco de Asis seen from Ciencias National School<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>The San Francisco de Asis church:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>The Franciscan Order was founded by Saint Francis native from Assisi in present-day Italy. Franciscans arrived in Cusco by the first years of the conquest and were located in the San Blas district, later in the Nazarenas Square, and finally in their present-day location over the San Francisco Square toward 1549.<\/p>\n<p>It was in 1572 when Francisco de Toledo viceroy ordered San Francisco de Asis church was built.\u00a0It is not known who the architect that designed the present-time building was; however, it is known that Francisco Dominguez Chavez y Arellano, an architect from Cusco who worked as the chief mason finished it.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4><b>What happened in time with Plaza San Francisco?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It became a stage for exchanges and sales. A market appeared each Saturday. One could see people selling bread, ceramics, or exchanging goods from the jungle or coast. In the seventies, you could find many cars here that took you to the nearer towns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This created some chaos and made the place looked a mess. That is why in 1990 some improvements were made to beautify the Plaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The market was transferred a couple of blocks away to the San Pedro market. Nowadays, together with the church, Plaza San Francisco has become a charming and attractive place where many people enjoy spending hours. The charming environment and the fresh air that emanates from Cuzco\u2019s native flowers and trees make this place magic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2656\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/plaza-de-San-FRancisco.-casa-de-Clorid-Matto-de-Turnet.webp\" alt=\"Plaza de San Francisco de As\u00eds del Cusco- Casa de Clorinda Matto de Turner\" width=\"870\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Plaza de San Francisco de Asis in Cusco- Clorinda Matto de Turner&#8217;s house<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>What else can you see in Plaza de San Francisco de Asis?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the nineties, the municipality made the plaza a kind of botanical garden to grow and display the most representative Andean flora of the region, such as \u00abQantu\u00bb and \u00abQ\u00b4eu\u00f1a\u00bb\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a nice fountain that you will love watching while sitting on a bench with a good book to read.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/inkayni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"99\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Why should you choose Inkayni Tours?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should book with Inkayni Peru tours because we value the importance of revealing the truly historic, cultural and spiritual legacy left by our ancestors.<\/li>\n<li>We guarantee personal attention for our clients through the elaboration of innovative services and products, tailored for each customer using the latest technologies. We are a well-trained team, highly motivated and fully identified with our company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Contact us:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inkayni Peru Tours:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>www.inkayniperutours.com<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TripAdvisor: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.pe\/Attraction_Review-g294314-d7132892-Reviews-Inkayni_Peru_Tours-Cusco_Cusco_Region.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><b>www.tripadvisor.com.pe<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Cuzco\u2019s most popular plazas and one with much culture and tradition is the Plaza San Francisco. It is three blocks from the Plaza de Armas. It is located on Santa Clara, Granada, and Tordo streets. 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