• 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].
  • Coricancha, orijinal olarak İnti yani güneş tapınağı olarak adlandırılan tapınak, İnka İmparatorluğu'nun en önemli tapınağındandı.
  • When visiting the Coricancha Sun Temple, there are twelve main sights that we recommend seeing inside.
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  • The Coricancha was the most important temple for the Incas. Such was the perfection of its walls that even surpass Machu Picchu.
  • In the year 1533, Coricancha suffered, like the whole country, the ambition of the Spanish conquerors, who are in the temple and the order of its large gold plates.
  • The architecture of Coricancha reflects the Inca’s sophisticated engineering skills. The site’s design boasts precision-cut stones fitting together without mortar.
  • What does Coricancha mean? Coricancha is a Quechua word that translates as "Enclosure of Gold" or "Temple of Gold".
  • And, among them, the religious complex known as Coricancha is and was one of the most sacred and vital temples during the time of the Inca Empire.
  • Coricancha, the Inca temple of the sun, with a Spanish church built on its foundations is one of the most unique places to visit in Cusco.