Built in the shape of a sacred puma with the megalithic fortress of Sacsayhuaman at the head, its richest temple was Koricancha.
Built in the shape of a sacred puma with the megalithic fortress of Sacsayhuaman at the head, its richest temple was Koricancha. The so-called "navel of the world", it was said to be founded when Mama Ocllo and her brother-husband Manco arrived at the hill Huanacaure and saw a scepter submerge. Soon after it served as the center of the booming empire of Tahuantinsuyu, the general Quisquis was forced to defend the city, and it was disastrously ruined. For 10 points, name this long-time capital of the Inca Empire.
Built in the shape of a sacred puma with the megalithic fortress of Sacsayhuaman at the head, its richest temple was Koricancha.
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