Cathedral de cuzco
Plaza De Armas
$4-8
5
Hours
DESCRIPTION:
From the coastal deserts of southern Peru to the frigid peaks of the Andes, every part of the vast Inca Empire traced back to Cusco. Tucked within the Andean mountains, the scenic capital city was the beating heart of one of the greatest civilizations in history. Today, you can feel this powerful history most palpably in its central square, Plaza de Armas. In this scare the famous cathedral de Cuzco stands dominating the northeast side of the plaza, this magnificent renaissance-style, 16th-century building is in the shape of a Latin cross and contains nearly 400 colonial paintings including the Last Supper by Marcos Zapata.
PRICE INCLUDES:
To enter the Cathedral you will need to buy the Religious Circuit Ticket which includes a visit to: The Cathedral, San Blas Temple, Archbishop’s Museum and San Cristobal Temple.
Foreign adults: US $ 8.00
Foreign Children: US $ 4.00
Foreign students with Student ID Card: US $ 4.00
When to go:
​Monday – Sunday from 10 am At 6 pm.
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Crypts:
Below the right side of the main altar there is a small arched crypt, which contains the ashes of many deceased Cusco archbishops; In the Church of Triumph (next to the cathedral) you will find the small crypt of the chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, author of “the real comments of the Incas”; The crypt possesses half of its ashes in a small urn, the other half are in Spain.
Sala de la Plateria:
Or “The Silver Room,” is a small side chapel containing a varied collection of religious objects made of silver, hundreds of years ago. Between these objects you will find an embossed silver bier used to carry the statue of the Lord of the Tremors (1712). Another impressive element is a large trellis in the form of a small temple, framed in wood and covered with over 160 kg (370 Lbs.) Of silver. This trellis is used during the celebration of Corpus Christi and contains a silver pelican, which penetrates its beak in his own heart, “symbolizes love and maximum self-denial.”
Painting of the Last Supper:
This unusual painting of the last supper is on a wall between the Cathedral and the sacristy, measuring 5 x 4 m. And was painted by the master Cusco Marcos Zapata; In this, the traditional easter lamb, is replaced by a vizcacha (wild Chinchilla Andina). In the cosmology of Andean culture the vizcacha was the spiritual guardian of lakes and mountains.
Señor de los Temblores:
The black statue of Jesus’ crucifixion is an emblem of Christianity in Peru. An old legend tells that when the statue was moved from Europe to Peru, a ferocious storm threatened the lives of the people who were aboard that ship. Despair at an imminent death caused the crew to put the statue on its feet, the storm instantly calmed down.
Sacristy:
The sacristy of the Cathedral is on the right side of the main altar. Its walls are dominated by portraits of the previous bishops of Cusco, beginning with Vicente de Valverde (1499-1541). The sacristy also has a large altarpiece titled “Christ of the Agony,” a huge cedar wood carved without any baroque style guide. His 8 paintings represent passages of the life and miracles of San Pedro.
Choir Stalls:
The sillería is a must visit inside the cathedral, it is located in the inferior part of the central ship and is made of pure cedar, of style “neo-archaic” very popular in the Spain of the centuries 15 to 17.