Sight Centro Histórico, Cusco
Qorikancha
A sight in Centro Histórico, Cusco, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour.
Why go
Inca Sun Temple with precise stonework inside the Santo Domingo convent.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Cusco, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Museo del Pisco and Cicciolina.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Centro Histórico
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1 hr
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Cusco, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Museo del Pisco
Pisco bar with tasting flights and well-made pisco sours.
Drinks · 0.5 km straight-line - 2Cicciolina
Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.
Food · 0.6 km straight-line - 3Plaza de Armas
Main square framed by the Cathedral and La Compañía church, built over the Inca plaza.
Sight · 0.6 km straight-line - 4Cusco Cathedral
16th-century cathedral with Cusco School paintings, including a Last Supper with guinea pig.
Sight · 0.6 km straight-line - 5Chicha por Gastón Acurio
Gastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant for regional Andean dishes in a colonial building.
Food · 0.7 km straight-line - 6San Blas
Steep artisan quarter of whitewashed lanes, workshops and a small colonial church.
Sight · 0.7 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Qorikancha is a stop on our Cusco & Machu Picchu route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More sights to see in Cusco
Another curated sight in Cusco. See the full Cusco guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Cusco run from 16°C in April to 18°C in November; December is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Cusco from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Cusco weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Qorikancha, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- Av. El Sol 526, Cusco 08002, Peru
- Coordinates
- -13.52101, -71.97595
- Destination
- Cusco, Peru
Qorikancha: quick answers
How much time do you need at Qorikancha?
Plan on about an hour at Qorikancha. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
Where is Qorikancha?
Qorikancha is at Av. El Sol 526, Cusco 08002, Peru, in Centro Histórico. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Qorikancha?
Qorikancha appears on Cusco & Machu Picchu, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Qorikancha to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Cusco.
Plan Cusco
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Lists & regions
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Also in Cusco
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.