Cusco trivia
Cusco Mini Quiz
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Question 1
Incan architects traditionally designed the city of Cusco to form the shape of what animal?
The puma was a sacred animal representing the earthly realm in Incan cosmology. The fortress of Sacsayhuamán was strategically built to serve as the animal's head.
Question 2
Incan masons constructed Cusco's dry-stone walls entirely without mortar to survive what?
By fitting stones together without rigid mortar, the walls can shift during seismic tremors and settle perfectly back into place without collapsing.
Question 3
The Inca named their capital Cusco, a Quechua word that translates to what concept?
The Inca viewed their capital as the center of the universe. Four main roads radiated out from its central plaza to connect the four regions of their vast empire.
Question 4
Spanish conquerors stripped the walls of Cusco's Coricancha temple to steal what?
Dedicated to the sun god Inti, the temple was covered in gold to reflect sunlight. The Spanish quickly melted these sacred plates down to ship back to Europe.