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Multi-periodSite Name: Cusco Alternative Name: Cuzco, Qusqu
Country: Peru
NOTE: This site is 0.288 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cusco
Latitude: 13.517S  Longitude: 71.979W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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MartinJEley visited on 15th Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Cusco consists of buildings and structures that are a mixture of modern, Colonial, and Inca. The most impressive example for me was the Inca "Koricancha" parts of which can still be seen in, around, and under the church and convent of Santo Domingo. The remains of Inca temple are a great opportunity to appreciate some the details of their superb masonry skills. There are many indications of the solar alignments that would be expected in a temple to honour the Sun God. Well worth a visit.

ModernExplorers visited on 17th Sep 2003 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Lovely ancient city, the famous wall and its famous many-sided stone is a must see

SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2003 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Jansold visited on 1st Sep 2001 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1991 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5

bat400 Ogham davidmorgan have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.6 Access: 4.8

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by davidmorgan : The remains of the Inca Temple of the Sun lie beneath the Cathedral of Santo Domingo. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Cusco Provence, Peru.
The capital of the Inca empire from the 13th century CE until the Spanish conquest in 1533.

Originally occupied by the people of the Killke culture from 900 CE to 1200 CE, it was taken over by the Incas in the 13th century CE.

Multiple pre-conquest sites, or their foundations, are known and can still be discerned in a tour of the town. These include the remains of temples, storehouses, and a large number of royal palaces, due to the tradition by which the newly installed Sapa Inca (emperor) was forced to support himself by new conquests while the other relations of the previous Sapa Inca inherited existing older estates. This resulted in large numbers of royal corporations, each maintaining the estates of previous emperors.
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Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by SolarMegalith : Walls of Coricancha ("Golden Courtyard") and a Spanish monastery of Dominican Order constructed on it's top (photo taken on July 2003). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cusco
Cusco submitted by SolarMegalith : 12-sided stone in Inca wall in centre of Cusco (photo taken on July 2003). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by bat400 : The remains of the Coricancha complex, Cusco. This is the inside the curved outer wall to the west, now surrounding the church of Santo Domingo, Cusco. The interior curve is considered by some to be the center of all Inca huaca (sacred sites,) an axis mundi. New Age types can be found here in such numbers that the fence was put up to discourage them from climbing the wall to sit in the alcove. ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by bat400 : The remains of the Coricancha complex inside the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Cusco. Photo by bat400, September 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by bat400 : The remains of the one of the temples inside the Coricancha complex. Shows how the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, repurposed the remains of the Inca structures by plastering and painting. In this case, as a mural for the refectory. Photo by bat400, September 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cusco
Cusco submitted by Ogham : Close up view of the stone with 12 angles.

Cusco
Cusco submitted by davidmorgan : A beautifully cut stone wall remaining from the palace of the Inca Sinchi Roca, around 1230 CE. You can see the famous stone with twelve angles. This has definitely survived a few earthquakes!

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Cusco submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "Expedition dans les pays de Sud America" via archive.org Site in Peru

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature : Site in Peru

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "Expedition dans les pays de Sud America" via archive.org Site in Peru

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Cusco submitted by durhamnature

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature : Stonework from "South American Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Peru

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by davidmorgan : The remains of the Temple of the Sun (Inti Kancha) or the Golden Courtyard (Coricancha) inside the Cathedral of Santo Domingo.

Cusco
Cusco submitted by davidmorgan : Another finely made Inca wall in Cusco.

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by Dutch : Coricancha, Cusco Peru. View through a window or recess in one of original rooms from the Inca period. The photo was taken in February 1997 with an Olympus OM2n camera and a Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens. Scan from Ilford B&W film.

Cusco - Qorikancha
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by bat400 : A model of the Qorikancha Complex as it may have existed in the early 1500's. Note the dressing of gold plating on the top course of the outer wall. Photo by bat400, September 2018.

The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum
The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum submitted by bat400 : The "Inca's House" display. Photo by bat400, September 2018.

The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum
The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum submitted by bat400 : Ceramics from Machu Picchu. Photo by bat400, September 2018.

The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum
The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum submitted by bat400 : Inca Period ceramics. The colors and the long necked design are typical for the period and culture. Photo by bat400, September 2018.

The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum
The Cusco Machu Picchu Museum submitted by bat400 : Artifacts from Machu Picchu including a decorative silver cloak pin. Photo by bat400, September 2018.

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature : 1578 map from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." via archive.org Site in Peru

Cusco
Cusco submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "Expedition dans les pays de Sud America" via archive.org Site in Peru

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Re: Coricancha - Cusco by Michelledubois on Monday, 10 October 2011
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The Coricancha via the Quechua words Quri Kancha meaning "Courtyard of Gold", was first known as Inti Kancha, which means "Temple of the Sun". The Temple of the Sun was the most important Temple to the Inca and the entire Incan Empire.

The Temple of the Sun was once completely covered, from top to bottom with sheets of solid gold, and the courtyard was filled with golden statues. Ancient Spanish texts report of its opulence that was "fabulous beyond belief". When the Spanish required the Inca to raise a ransom, in gold, for the life of the leader, Atahualpa, most of the gold was stripped and collected from Coricancha to pay the Spanish ransom.

The Spanish colonists built the Church of Santo Domingo on the site, demolishing the temple and using its foundations for the cathedral. Construction took most of a century. This is one of numerous sites where the Spanish incorporated Inca stonework into the structure of a colonial building. Major earthquakes have severely damaged the church, but the Inca stone walls, built out of huge, tightly-interlocking blocks of stone, still stand due to their sophisticated stone masonry. Nearby is an underground archaeological museum, which contains numerous interesting pieces, including mummies, textiles and sacred idols from the site.
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