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Coricancha

Cusco District, Peru · built 1201

The Coricancha (Cusco Quri Kancha, lit. 'golden temple', pronounced [ˈqɔɾi ˈkantʃa]) was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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