Located right in the Plaza d’Armas, this large Cathedral is the main Temple of the City of Cuzco. Along with the Triunto Temple, it forms the religious complex in the Main Square. It was built on the foundation of an ancient Inca Temple called Kiswarkancha, and took over a100 years to complete. Taking sacred stones from the nearby Citadel of Sacsayhuaman, the Spaniards forced the Inca people to construct this massive Cathedral. Since 1972, it has been declared as a Historical Monument, and since 1963 it is on the Register of World Heritage Sites. Inside, there are several Altars – each with a story of its own. There is one High Altar completely embossed in silver, and a few others in Gold Leaf. Every Choir Stall is intricately carved from pure Cedar Wood. One of the Altars showcases a Black Jesus known as “The Lord of the Earthquakes”. One of the most important famous Paintings is on one large wall inside -- Marzos Zapata’s “The Last Supper”. It is very unusual because it features Jesus and his disciples dining on traditional Peruvian dishes like local Guinea Pig and Rice. In fact, our Ticket to enter featured that painting. We had a very informative guided tour, and were able to see places inside, and hear explanations that would not have been possible had we gone on our own. No photography is allowed inside. It is a “Must Visit” for all tourists.

This is not a traditional Roman Catholic cathedral. As our guide explained, Peru is a Catholic country but not in the Roman Catholic way, they incorporate INKA / Peruvian traditions within. For example, the last supper has a guinea pig on the plate in the middle, and lamas are within artwork. It is very impressive inside and out and I wish we could have taken photos.

There is a lot of interesting artwork in this church. It is very beautiful. We went to see the painting of the last supper with the roast quinea pig. The admission is 40 soles which was $10 US when we were there. It was probably worth that.

Speechless is correct word to describe it. So beautiful, so golden one of best cathedrals of world. Photos of inside are not allowed. Must visit when going to Machu Pichhu vis Cusco.

Simultaneously impressive, gaudy and in a few places rundown. Photography is forbidden, so I have no internal pictures. You can certainly google the silver altar and the painting of the last supper (with guinea pig as the main course).