Experts' Choice Award Cusco Cathedral
What the experts agree on
This monumental Baroque cathedral, built over nearly a century using stones from Sacsaywamán, sits atop an Inca palace site and dominates the Plaza de Armas.
“It is difficult not to be overpowered by the highly Baroque cathedral of Cuzco (16C).”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Dominating the Plaza de Armas, the monumental cathedral is one of Cusco's grandest buildings." Full review
Lonely Planet "Started in 1559 and taking almost a hundred years to build, the cathedral squats on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace and was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán." Full review
Lonely Planet "A squatter on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace, the cathedral was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build. " Full review
National Geographic
