LaCompañia a through time

Ayacucho 1911–2007 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Ayacucho, spanning 1911–2007 — 7 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The main plaza of Ayacucho, Peru, photographed in 1911.

Ayacucho plaza 1911 The main plaza of Ayacucho, Peru, photographed in 1911.

EU: Dominican church in Ayacucho (1928) 1928 This 1928 photograph shows the Dominican church in Ayacucho, one of the many colonial-era churches that gave the Peruvian highland city its long-standing reputation for religious architecture built under Spanish rule.

EU: Quechua women selling chicha at Ayacucho market (1928) 1928 Quechua women are seen selling chicha, a traditional fermented maize drink, at a market in Ayacucho in 1928, reflecting the everyday commerce and dress of the Andean highlands during the early twentieth century.

EU: Inca road near the city of Ayacucho (1928) 1928 A stretch of Inca-era road appears near Ayacucho in this 1928 photograph. Sections of the Inca road network, once used to link settlements across the empire, remained in use in Peru's southern highlands well into the twentieth century.

EU: San Francisco street in Ayacucho (1928) 1928 San Francisco street, named for the city's Franciscan church, is pictured in Ayacucho in 1928, part of the colonial street grid that has defined the historic center of this Peruvian highland city.

EU: Stone bridge in Ayacucho (1928) 1928 A stone bridge near Ayacucho, photographed in 1928, reflects the colonial-era engineering used to cross the ravines and rivers that cut through the highland terrain surrounding the city.

LaCompañia a 1950 The Church of La Compañía in Ayacucho, Peru, seen here in 1950. The city's historic center is noted for its dense concentration of colonial-era churches built by religious orders over several centuries.

Portal Municipal Ayacucho 2007 The Portal Municipal in Ayacucho, Peru, photographed in 2007. The arcaded portico faces the city's main square, a common feature of Spanish colonial town planning in the Andes.