Case file · Folklore / legend
The chincana tunnels of Cuzco
Garcilaso de la Vega described in 1609 a labyrinth beneath Sacsayhuamán's towers; later legend says tunnels run to the Coricancha and have swallowed explorers who never returned.
1609 CE · -13.51, -71.98 · status: legend
The sceptical view
There are short natural and carved passages, such as the Chincana at Sacsayhuamán, but no city-wide tunnel system has been found; stories of lost students with golden corn are modern folklore.