San Blas travel guide

The San Blas district, called Tococache in Inca times, has been put on the tourist map by the large number of shops and galleries that sell local carvings, ceramics and paintings, see page . Even though its a bit of climb from the Plaza de Armas, it has also become a popular place to stay and eat, with lots of choice and nothing too expensive. The church of San Blas ICarmen Bajo, 0800-1130, 1400-1730, closed Thu mornings, on the religious buildings ticket, is a simple rectangular adobe building whose walls were reinforced with stone after the 1650 and 1950 earthquakes. It houses one of the most famous pieces of wood carving in the Americas, a beautiful mestizo pulpit carved from a single cedar trunk.

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