Coricancha and the Sacsayhuaman fortress. (Travel Hot Tips).
* Police in Cusco Cusco, Peru: see Cuzco. , Peru, say counterfeiters are copying and selling the US$10 tourist passes that permit entry to a series of cultural sites, including the city's cathedral, the Inca Inca (ĭng`kə), pre-Columbian empire, W South America. The name Inca may specifically refer to the emperor, but is generally used to mean the empire or the people. temple of Coricancha The Coricancha (from the Quechua word Quri Qancha meaning 'Golden Courtyard'), originally named Inti Qancha (' Temple of the Sun') was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, dedicated primarily to Inti, the Sun God. and the Sacsayhuaman fortress.
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