Biblioteca Santo Tomás

Biblioteca Santo Tomás is a library in Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department. Biblioteca Santo Tomás is situated nearby to the museum Coricancha, as well as near the government office Swiss Consulate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coricancha and Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco.

Coricancha

Museum

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The Coricancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco

Church

Photo: Xauxa, CC BY 2.5.

The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo is a 17th-century colonial monastery in the historic centre of Cusco, Peru. It was built on the foundations of the pre-Hispanic Inca temple of Coricancha, originally constructed under Inka Pachacutec.

Plazoleta Santo Domingo

Square

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Plazoleta Santo Domingo is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.

Cuzco

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Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.