Loreto Street is a passage between Inca walls, is one of the busiest in the historic center of the city of Cusco.
It is known as "Intikijllu" which means "Alley of the Sun", its name deserves it as such because it is an entrance to the main center of the city, where you can appreciate the landscape next to the Basilica Cathedral of Cusco, the Company of Jesus and the Plaza Mayor.
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The alley of Loreto is located very close to the main square of Cusco and to get to the desired site you can take a public or private vehicle.
From the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, you can walk to the church of the Society of Jesus and in just 2 minutes you are in this historic passage of the city.
The wall on Loreto Street was part of the palace of the Inca Huayna Capac known as Amaru Cancha, which translates as the House of the Serpent.
This site was built in Inca times, however, with the arrival of the Spaniards it was replaced for the construction of colonial houses that still maintain the stone base.
This site is well known for taking pictures, it is a place where you can find a variety of handicrafts along the way, you can also enter the Workshop School of the Benemérita Sociedad de Artesanos, where several handicraft products are exhibited that you can buy and appreciate the elaboration of the same.
