Plazoleta Espinar

Plazoleta Espinar is a square in Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department. Plazoleta Espinar is situated nearby to the church Basilica of La Merced, Cusco, as well as near the museum Museo del Convento de la Merced.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of La Merced, Cusco and Regional Historical Museum of Cusco.

Basilica of La Merced, Cusco

Church

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Basilica of La Merced, Cusco is a church.

Regional Historical Museum of Cusco

Museum

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The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru. It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived.

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. Coricancha is situated 540 metres southeast of Plazoleta Espinar.

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.