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CUZCO:

THE

HISTORICAL

AND

MONUMENTAL

CITY OF PERU

today maintain their original :n.ames. These subuQ'bs, itraversed

by

Gm·cHaso, were as folloW·s:

l.

Huaca Puneu (Sacred Entrance) •a,t

the entrance to the

city, on the Rio Huatanai, 11ow called Saphi, meaning Root.

2.

Ccollccampata, (Honey-com!b Walk),

to

the n•orth of the

city ·and •ait

the foot of Mount SaccsaiJhuan:nán;

today

in

thtt

di·stmi<;t called San Orist01bal.

3.

Ocantm-pata, (Cárnation Wa,lk), to <the east of Ocolccam–

pata. Has lost

its

-Original name ·anod is today farm 1and.

4.

Pumacurca, (Pan•ther Snare); so callad today.

A

street

to

tlie heights of San Cristobal, to tbe ea!'t.

5.

Ttoc o Caehi (SaJ.t Hole), to

t:he

east of the city. Known

as

an BJ.a"s.

6.

Munai

of

the last

named subur .

7.

Rimac

city.

It

lietain

_.-o-_

proclaimed a

)Ud

·6.ers.

8.

Pu

ce

O

upan, ffhe 'I'ig

r~

Tale), to tlhe

sou.th

of

the

city, the present sita- of tlÍe railway station for Mollendo, and the

confluence of the riverS' (strean:ns) of Cuz00-.

9.

Cayaocahi, (me·aning unkinown), to the east of the

eity.

N

on-eX:is<tent tooday.

10.

ChaquilocJiaca, (Sea-wee·d B¡.-idg,e), to the east; now known

as Belén.

11.

Ccolque Maichchacchuai, (Silver

S~ke,

on ac.count ' of the

color of the wa.ter and the coursc of ithe stream), ne:iir to Oha·

q•uilchaca.

12.

K]rillipata, (Hawk Walk), tod'ay uwpopulated, but

still

retains its u.ame

13._

Picchu, (

possib.ly

means Heights), to .the northea¡;t on

th~

railway line to Convención. Still re<tains i.lts ll'ame.

14. Carmencca,

(definition unknown). Now known as San·

ta

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