Case file · Sacred site
Coricancha stripped of gold
In 1533 the Spaniards stripped the gold plates from the Coricancha, the Inca temple of the Sun in Cuzco and the centre of the ceque lines linking the city's 300-plus huacas.
1533 CE · -13.52, -71.97 · status: official
The account
The Dominican convent of Santo Domingo was built on its walls, which survived earthquakes in 1650 and 1950 that damaged the church above.