Qoricancha

Qoricancha, the Genitals of the Puma

Qoricancha

The translation of this rare Inca name for the temple is “Gold Solar”. This touristic place has a lot of attractives and we will mention some of them:

First, the Ceremonial pool. It was worked by indian workers, it had the function as water storage, it has an octagonal form and cuadrangular base.

Also, the enclosure of the rainbow is a great attractive. It was covered by gold, with a wall that had the rainbow with its seven colors.

At the end of this gallery, we can find the Moon Temple. The Moon was considered as the sister of the Sun in Inca’s believes.

Then, we can find the sacred alley, this beautiful Inca passage gave acces to the most important place of Qoricancha. The biggest attractive of it are three big stones that have more than twenty angles.

After that we can appreciate the Temple of the Starts, the stars in Inca cosmovisión were known as the Sun and Moon servers, it was thought that each animal in earth had its parent in the sky as a star.

In the Temple of the Sun we could appreciate The Sun idol, the most important god for the Incas.

From outsides of the temple we can see great rock constructions made by the Incas and the sacred gardens, decorated with an impressive flora, that discover the beauties of Cusco.

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