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DESCRIPTION OF MONUMENTS:-

Foreword-

is a,(Jvisable to visit the temples o,f worBlhip

durinrg the morning (the hours of wo11shi'P), from 8 to 11.

The

Couvents after 3 P. M. To view the

preciou~

j ew

els arui other

valuaibles of th e Cathedr11l as ¡vell as ,of

th~

se<.v

·er.al

Oonvents it is

neces&ary to o'btain a p eiµ,it

ro'.m the Ardtlbis

hO!p

ry an:d the Su–

perior respeetivel.y.

is r ecommended tliat the yi,sitor lfirst see

thP

Ineafo and Colonial

uil

ingis an·d 'ruins of the cáty, afte-rwar<ls

ascending to Saccsa.i:huanmn and,

if so

desiied, see tJhe Incaic

ruius of Tam¡pu M chchai, Xceneco

Chi.co

aind Keeneeo Grande -

tbe fir st me·JJJtioned situ.ated six kil

ometer

i; from the city, and the

latter mentioned two kilometers, thereby f.o=ing an idea of the

gr,aucleur of the constructions f.ound outside the city.

The -traveler on his ifirst wsit to Cuzco oshouid hire a guide to

inclicait.e the streets and buildingis. This booklet will serve for all

otber _pur:poses of indi!';ation.

Avoi>d misleading infor.mers.

The

order followed in thrs guide in describing points of interest, etc.,

is continu-0us and appJies to but one locality ' at a time. The visitar

is th erefore enaJbied to .rnake his observations in a methodical and

intelligent mail'ner.

LA MERCED. -

Founded in

1536

bv Frai Seba.stiám. de Tru–

jillo. Conformecl by Pope Pio IV• in

l561.

Almaigro el Viejo

bequeathed in his will a 1sum sufüicient fiar the coi;t or construction,

auióunting to 300,000 ¡;esos. There are interred here the two

Alma·

gr_os

and Gonzalo Pizarro.

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