Casa Cabrera, Colonial museum in Plaza de las Nazarenas, Cusco, Peru
Casa Cabrera is a colonial building on Plaza de las Nazarenas in Cusco with stone walls and ornate doorways that show Spanish architecture from the 1600s. Inside there is a central courtyard and several rooms holding ceramics, gold objects, and jewelry from pre-Columbian cultures.
The site was a center called Amaru Cata during Inca times, serving as a place of knowledge before later becoming a residence. In 1649 Mayor Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera took over the building, and the family's name stayed with it for centuries.
The house carries the name of the Cabrera family who lived here in the 1600s, and reflects how Spanish and local building styles merged together. Visitors can see how colonial rooms sit alongside pre-Columbian objects, showing how two cultures existed side by side.
The building sits three blocks from Cusco's main square and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes since the courtyards and hallways have cobbled surfaces and some steps.
Original Inca walls remain visible in the hallways of the house, preserved beneath the Spanish construction. The Cabrera family coat of arms is carved into the facade, marking the family's status in colonial times.
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