Cusco / Qosqo, Peru - La Compania Church of Society of Jesus - postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  La Compania Church [Church of the Society of Jesus], Cusco or Qosqo, Peru
• Publisher:  none given
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Cusco /'ku?zko?/, often spelled Cuzco (Spanish: Cuzco, ['kusko]; Quechua: Qusqu or Qosqo, IPA: ['q?sq?]), is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2009, the city had a population of 510,000. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

Cusco was the site of the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination and receives almost 2 million visitors a year. It is designated as the Historical Capital of Peru by the Constitution of Peru.^[1]

Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesus

This church (Church of the Society of Jesus), whose construction was initiated by the Jesuits in 1576 on the foundations of the Amarucancha or the palace of the Inca ruler Wayna Qhapaq, is considered one of the best examples of colonial baroque style in the Americas.

Its façade is carved in stone and its main altar is made of carved wood covered with gold leaf. It was built over an underground chapel and has a valuable collection of colonial paintings of the Cusco School.

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country/ region/ city=peru

period=post-war (1945-present)

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size=standard (140x89 mm)