Coricancha – Stunning Golden Garden And Lost Treasures Of The Inca

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Today, there are only some ancient ruins left, but during the times of the Inca, Coricancha must have been a marvelous place to see. Coricancha was a garden of gold and silver where the Inca placed small, beautiful metal objects created in the image of plants, animals, and people.

Located in the Inca capital at Cuzco, Peru, the Coricancha (Qorikancha) complex contained the Temple of The Sun and was dedicated to significant Inca deities such as Creator God Viracocha, the Moon Goddess Quilla, and the Sun God Inti.

Coricancha, Cusco, Peru. Credit: Wikipedia

Myths and legends tell the Inca transported large quantities of gold to decorate the temples and their golden garden.

Qori” means goldwork and its Spanish form is cori. “Kancha” means an enclosed space, bounded by walls. Hence, the name corresponds to approximately “place that has gold”.

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