Cusco: Convento de Santo Domingo (Qorikancha)

            The irony of this image is evident: members of a folklore group admiring a mannequin in a glass case wearing the same type of traditional clothing they are wearing. The old sacristy (sacristía) is not used as an exhibit hall.

The Qorikancha (Coricancha), Quechua for "Golden Courtyard," was the richest and potentially most important temple in the Inca empire. It was built around 1200, and much of it was covered in gold. There were also solid gold figures. Within months of the arrival of the Spanish in 1533,  the gold had been and melted down, which was the practice then. In 1534, Qorikancha was turned over to the Dominicans who dismantled much of the temple and used the site (and the stones) to build the Convento de Santo Domingo.

Taken in: Perú / Cusco / Cusco (show map)

Taken on: June 10, 2010

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