We checked in to our hotel, the Tupac Yupanqui Palace Hotel in Cusco. The hotel is very nice, just a short walk to the main square, the Plaza D'Armas. The Tupac Yupanqui has a nice courtyard in the middle, typical of the hotels in Cusco. It is called "Palace" because it used to be one, in the days of the Incas. Like many building in Cusco, the hotel was built upon the ruins of former Inca structures. At the base of the hotel, you can see the Inca stonework, and then the more modern construction on top. So we are staying in an Inca palace -- that's alright.