Coricancha

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Quri Kancha (Bolivia). For the archaeological site of Intikancha in the Puno Region, Peru, see Intikancha. For the site in Costa Rica, see Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge.
Coricancha
Qorikancha or Qurikancha (Quechua)
Coricancha with Convent of Santo Domingo above
Coricancha is located in Peru
Coricancha
Shown within Peru
Location Peru
Cusco
RegionAndes
Coordinates13°31′12″S 71°58′32″W / 13.52000°S 71.97556°W / -13.52000; -71.97556
TypeSanctuary
History
PeriodsLate Horizon
CulturesInca
Site notes
Part ofCity of Cuzco
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference273
Inscription1983 (7th Session)
AreaLatin America and the Caribbean
Depiction of Pachacuti worshipping Inti (god Sun) at Coricancha, in the 17th century second chronicles of Martín de Murúa.

Coricancha,[1][2][3][4][5] Curicancha,[6] Koricancha,[7][8][9][10] Qoricancha[11] or Qorikancha[12][13] ("The Golden Temple," from Quechua quri gold; kancha enclosure)[14] was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists.[15][16] It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

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  13. ^ Cristóbal Estombelo Taco, Inka taytanchiskunaq kawsay nintayacharispa, Instituto Superior Pùblico La Salle - PROYECTO CRAM II, Urubamba, Cusco 2002 (in Quechua)
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  16. ^ Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (2006). "XXXI". In Clements R. Markham (ed.). History of the Incas (Historia de los Incas). London: Hakluyt Society (prepared for Project Gutenberg). OCLC 84961506.