The Koricancha Temple
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Koricancha is a classic example of the fusion of Inca and Western cultures,
and was one of the most important temples in the Tahuantinsuyu. Its finely polished
stone walls were used as the foundations of the Convent of Santo Domingo.
The
temple, whose walls were said to have been sheathed in gold and silver, was
dedicated to sun worship, as well as containing images of the gods of thunder
and Wiracocha, deities brought from various regions and the mummified bodies
of Inca rulers.
Worship within the temple was reserved for the highest-ranking
figures of the era, and it was visited by representatives of distant, non-Inca
communities all over the empire to render homage to the gods of the Tahuantinsuyu.
Category: Attractions
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