Coricancha

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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  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.