Plazoleta Santo Domingo

Plazoleta Santo Domingo is a square in Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department. Plazoleta Santo Domingo is situated nearby to Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco, as well as near the museum Coricancha.

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Type: Square
Description: public square in Cusco, Peru
Also known as: “Plazoleta de Santo Domingo”

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

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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.

Cuzco Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco. Cuzco Cathedral is situated 470 metres northwest of Plazoleta Santo Domingo.

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.