Uploads from Vlad Bezden, tagged cuzco

Cactus (Sacsayhuamán, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:57:53 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:57:53 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:59:13 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:57:52 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:57:51 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:59:12 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:59:03 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:57:57 -0700

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Muyucmarca – The Eye of the Puma (Sacsayhuaman, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:57:52 -0700

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some believe that if Cusco had actually been constructed as a puma, this was the eye of this sacred beast; others see Muyucmarca as an astrological calendar; others feel it is a place of energy and an area to connect with Pachamama or mother earth.

Muyucmarca – The Eye of the Puma (Sacsayhuaman, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:57:54 -0700

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Muyucmarca – The Eye of the Puma (Sacsayhuaman, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:57:50 -0700

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Muyucmarca – The Eye of the Puma (Sacsayhuaman, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:57:48 -0700

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Sacsayhuaman (Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:57:48 -0700

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Cristo Blanco (Cusco, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:57:52 -0700

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Templo de la Compañía de Jesús (Cusco, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:57:52 -0700

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Cristo Blanco (Cusco, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:05:34 -0700

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Dinner in Tunupa (Cusco, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:59:38 -0700

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Peru

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:57:55 -0700

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Peru

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:58:02 -0700

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Cusco, Coricancha (Cusco, Peru)

nobody@flickr.com (Vlad Bezden) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:02:27 -0700

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The Coricancha or Qorikancha (from the Quechua words Quri Kancha meaning "Golden Temple"), originally named Inti Kancha ("Temple of the Sun") or Inti Wasi ("Sun House"), was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, dedicated primarily to Inti, the Sun God. It was one of the most revered temples of the capital city of Cusco.

The walls and floors were once covered in sheets of solid gold, and its adjacent courtyard was filled with golden statues. Spanish reports tell of its opulence that was "fabulous beyond belief". When the Spanish required the Inca to raise a ransom in gold for the life of the leader Atahualpa, most of the gold was collected from Coricancha.

The Spanish colonists built the Church of Santo Domingo on the site, demolishing the temple and using its foundations for the cathedral. Construction took most of a century. This is one of numerous sites where the Spanish incorporated Inca stonework into the structure of a colonial building. Major earthquakes severely damaged the church, but the Inca stone walls, built out of huge, tightly-interlocking blocks of stone, still stand due to their sophisticated stone masonry. Nearby is an underground archaeological museum, which contains numerous interesting pieces, including mummies, textiles, and sacred idols from the site. The site now also includes the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo.

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