The temple was dedicated to the inti, the god of the sun. Coricancha, koricancha, qoricancha or qorikancha the golden temple, from quechua quri gold. The original quechua name of the city was qosqo, meaning navel or center but the early spanish conquerors changed the. The ancient inca tunnel system under cusco is real. Coricancha, koricancha, qoricancha or qorikancha was the most important temple in the inca empire. Street steps 1 counted cross stitch pattern in pdf format graffiti kunst, thomas kinkade. Coricancha templo del sol check out tripadvisor members 50,990 candid photos and videos of cusco. Coricancha temple, cusco must see the coricancha from the quechua words quri kancha meaning golden temple, originally named inti kancha temple of the sun or inti wasi sun house, was the most important temple in the inca empire, dedicated primarily to inti, the sun god. I must confess that this is much nicer viewed in person. Likely his most famous find is the fact that there is at least one ancient tunnel under the inca capital of cusco. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Peruvian operations coricancha, contonga, pucarrajo overview contonga the contonga mine is an underground multimetallic mine with more than 100 years of operating history. As such, it was the focal point of major religious activities within the city.
The coricancha was the physical and spiritual heart of cuscoindeed, it represented the heart of the sacred panther outline map of cuscos elite sector. Church of santo domingo on foundations of inca coricancha temple. We were making our third major stop on perus gringo trail, to eastern cuzco, the centre of the inca empire and launching point for treks to the sacred citadel of machu picchu wed booked the inca trail months ago, and now it was two days away. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Anselmo pi rambla has studied ancient sites and cultures around the world, especially in peru for 40 years, and has made many amazing discoveries.
Nyrstar completes sale of coricancha mine in peru metal. Coricancha the coricancha or qorikancha from the quechua words quri kancha meaning golden temple, originally named inti kancha temple of the sun or inti wasi sun house, was the most important temple in the inca empire, dedicated primarily to. Qorikancha means golden courtyard and at the time of the incas, the walls were covered in solid gold sheets. All future posts on the continuing afghansitan debacle will be posted.
Pdf mineralization in the cotabambasapurimac project. Merger of blogs from today the blogs afghanistan war and wolves in the city will merge into one. Coricancha, the incas temple of the sun coricancha, the incas temple of the sun a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 3. Coricancha was the center of the incan empire, it lay in the middle of tawantinsuyu. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the western hemisphere, cuzco was the political and religious capital of the inca empire of tawantinsuyu, meaning four quarters of the earth. There are 4 ways to get from cusco to lima by plane, bus or car. Church of santo domingo and coricancha temple, cuzco.
Coricancha, temple of the sun, in cusco picture amauta. In quechua, qenqo means labyrinth or zigzag and the temple is named for. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, chulho heo and others published mineralization in the cotabambasapurimac project, southwest of cuzco, peru find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The coricancha temple is located in the center of the city of cusco, between the intersection of av. Originally named intikancha or intiwasi, it was dedicated to inti, and is located at the old inca capital of cusco. The mine which is located approximately 470 kilometers from lima, peru, has the authorisation to process 1,200 tonnes of ore daily and is continuing with mineral. Online coricancha cusco pdf995 qorikancha museum when was coricancha built qorikancha cusco coricancha reconstruction cusco peru coricancha inca remains of the qorikancha, inka masonry below spanish colonial construction of the church and monastery of santo domingo, cusco, peru, c. Qenqo temple, fifteen minutes from cusco is similarly mysterious and a dark account has formed in the historical vacuum. It was the central point for the ceque lines of shrines as well. It was one of the most revered temples of the capital city of. The religious complex of coricancha cusco, peru youtube. It was also, and perhaps primarily, the vortex of the inca ceque system.
Qorikancha site museum in the courtyard of qorikancha there is a museum that explains the functions that this inca temple fulfills. When you visit coricancha you stand at awe thinking how it was before the spanish arrived. Nyrstar completes sale of coricancha mine in peru nyrstar has completed the sale of its coricancha mine in peru to great panther silver, the lead and zinc producer announced on monday july 3. Amazing inca stonework at the coricancha in cusco, peru. Posts about coricancha cuzco written by thephrasebook. Peruvian operations coricancha, contonga, pucarrajo. The 24hour front desk can secure shuttles to velazco astete airport, which is 1. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. It is considered as one of the highlights of cusco and the sacred valley. Inca wall in coricancha, cusco i must confess that this is flickr. And was located at the meeting of the huatanay and tullumayo streams and in the center of the four suyus. Nyrstar nv nyrstar today announces it has successfully completed the sale of its coricancha mine in peru to great panther silver limited, a. Qorikancha site museum is a small museum has five rooms didactically explaining the history of the ancestors, with pieces preinca, inca and colonial. Coricancha templo del sol picture of cusco, cusco region.
Built in the shadows of the andes, cuscos golden temple was the. The traditional information show that, when the inca was about to visit the baths of tambomachay, the formidable group of soldiers, dancers and others stayed in puka pukara, that represented the quarters and tambo resting place. Cusco cathedral is within the scope of wikiproject catholicism, an attempt to better organize and improve the quality of information in articles related to the catholic church. Puka pukara is a quechua word that means red fortress, because the setting sun changes the color of the rocks to red. Tonights journey was our first nonsouthern leg in over a month. Coricancha, better known as the temple of the sun was the most sacred and important temple in cusco in the inca empire. Today you can visit a site which is a blend of the two both incan architecture and. Inca cusco had an eastwest orientation, from the temple of the sun coricancha at one end to the fortress of sacsayhuaman at the other, and two canalized rivers. Walking around cusco is like visiting a large openair museum and one of this museum masterpieces is coricancha. Photos of cusco koricancha temple of the sun home peru photo gallery photos of the koricancha qorikancha inca temple of the sun, cusco, peru all photos are andean travel web and cannot be reproduced without prior permission.