Koricancha
ancient Incan shrine, Cuzco, Peru
Also known as: Coricancha
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history of Cuzco
- In Cuzco
…and several walls of the Koricancha (Coricancha), a Quechua name meaning “Golden Enclosure,” or “Golden Garden”; the site was dedicated to Viracocha, the creator deity, and Inti, the sun god, and is also known as the Temple of the Sun. It also contained shrines to a variety of other deities.…
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