ABSTRACT
Walking the streets of Cusco's Historic Center, one is constantly reminded of the Inca and colonial history of the city. Cusco displays a sense of pride for these heritages across multiple intellectual, political, cultural, and popular discourses. The evidence of its history is present in the identity of its residents and in its food, architecture, music, arts, and crafts. The Inca walls, temples, palaces, the colonial churches and plazas, as well as rituals, clothing and drinks are constant reminders of the weight of history on the city. It is from this strong acknowledgment of the local historical qualities of a place that we approach transnational Latin Americanisms in this chapter. Cusco provides a clear point of observation for the construction of transnational spaces out of strong historical roots.
