Qoricancha

The Gecko

The Peru Trip

Day 14

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Cusco La Compania Cusco Cathedral Cusco Cusco Cusco Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Hatun Rumiyoc Cusco Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Qoricancha Museum
Back in Cusco for the last day, we couldn't leave without seeing some of the finest stonework anywhere. In a rare acknowledgement of Inca engineering brilliance, the Spanish built Qoricancha upon the foundations of a destroyed Inca temple.
The contrast is stark. - The beautifully curved dark stone is original Inca. No-one knows what the rest of the temple looked like.
Qoricancha
picture © Mike Anderson 2007
Lima Nasca Arequipa Puno Cusco Machu Picchu Lima to Nasca Nasca to Arequipa Arequipa to Puno Puno to Cusco Inca Trail big pic Start trip big pic