Shocking news.

For those of you who have never been to the city of Cuzco (the province where Machu Picchu is), there is a very good, traditional and affordable store called Cafe Allyu in the smack dab downtown area of the city. Now, Cuzco is a very historical city. It's the city where the Incas lived and from there they ruled over their kingdom and just like Lima, it was conquered by the Spanish who also settled there. A lot has been preserved (like the ancient ruins and buildings) although a few things are starting to change.

There is a Mc Donald's in the downtown area, but it's not imposing and it doesn't look like one of the Mc Donald's in the States or in Lima. In fact it's got a "Cuzco" style to it. Seemingly, the Catholic church owns some of the property and real state in the downtown area of Cuzco, the location where Cafe Allyu is being one of their many properties. The Archbishop is kicking the owners of this traditional and affordable coffee shop because they got a very juicy offer from someone else. The offer was that this new coffee shop would pay a higher rent amount and give the church 10% of their sales. The owners of Cafe Allyu cannot beat this offer so now they're turning the keys in.

Who is going to take Cafe Allyu's place, might you ask. None other than.........................(drumroll)............................Starbucks!!!!!!!! Gag. It seems like the Catholic church gives squat about tradition when it comes to money (harsh statement, I know). I guess they don't care that a place like Starbucks is present in the historical Plaza in Cuzco. Now, I don't have anything against Starbucks, and I'm not against "modernization", but having a Starbucks in the midst of such antient place is a little too much. Starbucks is already all over the world and the last place it should be in is Cuzco.

Opinions?