The more you walk around the oldest continually inhabited city in South America, the more you learn about its past through the doors — the wear and tear, the dirt, the multiple coats of thick paint, the colors, and even the surrounding walls.
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Below: Probably one of the oldest Spanish doors I have seen in Cusco.
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Below: This door is to a fancy Cusco restaurant in the Plaza de Armas.
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