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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
Qurikancha
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.

Qurikancha, 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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  2. ^ Krupp, E. C. (2012). Echoes of the Ancient Skies: The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations. Courier Corporation. pp. 271–272. ISBN 9780486137643.
  3. ^ Hyland, Sabine (2011). Gods of the Andes: An Early Jesuit Account of Inca Religion and Andean Christianity. Penn State Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0271048802.
  4. ^ Bauer, Brian S. (1998). The Sacred Landscape of the Inca: The Cusco Ceque System. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292792043.
  5. ^ Bauer, Brian S. (2004). Ancient Cuzco: Heartland of the Inca. University of Texas Press. pp. 139–158. ISBN 9780292792029.
  6. ^ de Leon, Pedro Cieza (1883). The second part of the Chronicle of Peru. Translated by Clements R. Markham. London: Hakluyt Society. p. 83. OCLC 706928387.
  7. ^ "Machu Picchu, la Eternidad de la Piedra". Edición Extraordinaria (in Spanish). 6 (9). Universidad Alas Peruanas: 79–87. 2011.
  8. ^ DK (2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Peru. Penguin. p. 163. ISBN 9781465458919.
  9. ^ Inc, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2010). Native Peoples of the Americas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 9781615353651. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Compendio histórico del Perú (in Spanish). Editorial Milla Batres. 1993. pp. 586, 593.
  11. ^ "GRUPO ARQUEOLÓGICO DE QORICANCHA". Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference qosqo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cristóbal Estombelo Taco, Inka taytanchiskunaq kawsay nintayacharispa, Instituto Superior Pùblico La Salle - PROYECTO CRAM II, Urubamba, Cusco 2002 (in Quechua)
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference laime was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Pedro Cieza de León (1883), The second part of the Chronicle of Peru (Crónicas del Perú), translator: Clements R. Markham, Hakluyt Society: London, pp. 83–86; 160–164 OCLC 706928387
  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.

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