• When the Spanish in 1533 required the Inca to raise a ransom in gold for the life of their leader Atahualpa, most of the gold was collected from Coricancha.[22].
  • Within the complex it is located The Temple of the Sun dedicated to the god Inti, this is maybe the best preserved Inca structure in Coricancha (Cartwright, 2014a).
  • After taking Cusco, the Spanish demolished most of Coricancha, melting down its gold plating and sculptures to be sent back to Spain.
  • Coricancha, Cusco'nun fiziksel ve ruhsal kalbi idi - gerçekten de, Cusco'nun seçkin sektörünün kutsal panter anahat haritasının kalbini temsil etti.
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  • El Coricancha, también conocido como Qoricancha, Koricancha o Templo del Sol, representa el apogeo arquitectónico y espiritual del Imperio Inca.
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  • The roof was made of massive beams of wood held up by columns made of stone. The interior of Coricancha was just as impressive as the exterior.
  • All that survives of these wonders are a few golden corn stalks, a convincing, if silent, testimony to the lost treasures of Coricancha.