Loreto Street or Intik'ijllu (Quechua: Alley or Sun Street) is a street
located in the Monumental Zone of the city of Cusco, Peru.
It is known for the Inca walls which are preserved today.
The date of opening of the street is unknown but it is known that it existed
during the Inca empire as it was the road that divided the Amarucancha, palace
of the Inca Huayna Cápac, from the Aclawasi palace.
The street serves as an example of the way Inca urban planning was arranged
through large fields limited by stone walls.
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Church of the Society of Jesus
The street took the name of Loreto because it is adjacent to the chapel
of Our Lady of Loreto located next to the Church of the Company.
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The Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús) is a historic Jesuit church in Cusco.
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It is situated in the Plaza de Armas de Cusco, the city center. It is
built on an Inca palace.
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It is one of the best examples of Spanish Baroque architecture in
Peru. The architecture of this building exerted a great influence on
the development of many Baroque architecture in the South Andes.
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Its construction began in 1576, but it was badly damaged in an
earthquake in 1650. The rebuilt church was completed in 1673.
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See more at
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco - Wikipedia.
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Loreto Street (Calle Loreto)
The street begins its journey from the Plaza de Armas between the chapel
of Nuestra Señora de Loreto and the Portal de Carrizos.
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Ancient door in the Inca wall
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Inca clothing
The Nobles wore rich and colorful clothing but not as much as the
emperor.
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Their dress was of the finest wool, dyed, and ornamented with gold and
other precious stones.
- Nobles also wore the llautu, with a tasseled fringe.
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They could also wear feathers of the Corequenque or mountain caracara
bird and sometimes clothing made of its feathers. Those birds were
reserved for the exclusive purpose of supplying the royal headgear.
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Photograph by BENNY GROSS.1, distributed under a CC-BY 4.0 license.
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Snake carved into one of the stones of the Inca wall
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