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CUZCO:

THE

HISTORICAL

AND

MONUMENTAL

CITY OF PERU

labyrin•ths of streets, as though they are the nilns of a temple

ded~cait

to th.e worship -0f buried godis.

Its name must hawe been

deriv.ed

from the .ser1es of small can.als Qea;ding to a declivity

illl

the rock

In KcenCC'O Gramde are two suibterranean chrumbers with

numerous traoo·ngs or d.nawings in the stone (among which is one

puma). These .ciha.mbers we re evidently used for insiruction

purposes.

T·h~y

also contain high benches and seats with carvings

of various :figuire.s.•

PANORAMIC VIEW OF CUZCO:-

•

A visit to R oda

de·

will affor·d a beautiful panoramic view of

the c1ty from the

lopes of tl).e .Sa.ecsaih.uamán; especially from

the point where there is erected a high cr oss, constru cted on the

first day of the present century. From h ere can be seen the various

historical spots and monu'Ill.ents mentioned in t his guide.

There

can .be noted

the four r

oads l eading from the sacred city to the

four p

arts or

direcUo.ns

of th e Empil"e (the four Suyu ) .

'l.'o the

ri.gM

, in the

dir.ection o

f Santa Ana, is the road Chinchiai Suyu

leadin

g t-0 the Provinoos of the :rwrth. Thñs is the road traversed

by tbe

ConquP.ll

"ors.

Lower down, towards Almadena, is anoth er

road O

O!lll.e Cul.ll

tisuyo (to true west) leaiding to úhe Provinoos

cxf

Chumbivi

llcas and Cotabamhas.

T·o the sout h of the dty in the

directi.on

°'f thc railroad is

th~

road J.eaiding to CC'ollasuyu, to the

regions o

f Punio and Lake

'l.'iticaca.

Tlie Ineiaic r oad foUowed

the heights and not the quPbradas.

To the Left, looking towards the heights of San Blas, is the

road to Antisuyu (to the east), also to Calca and Chisacc.