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CITY OF PE

Ceolccampwta.

On ·t he long street called Yucai are seperated

segmelllts <>f destroyed walls, but the roadway is one of the best

that can be found in this section. One part is in the form of an

amphitheatre. The Valley of Yucai is noted for its fine production

of corn.

OLLANTAI TAMPU

(Tambo de Ollantay) -

These forts of

univers;i,l fame

ar~

in the towu of the same n am e on the railway

to Santa Ana.

The di tance i

75 ki1o.mete rs from CuMo.

taking the train (•leaving at 7 A.

M .

Thursday and Sunday) the

return journey can be made on the same day.

was the site of defen e ·n the time of the Incas and even

further before 11ha.

epoc again

inva

io~

f,·0J1' the tribes in the

interior.

lts fi.rst n a

llanta.y wa

tléruv

f~om

the uoted

cacique, h ero

1 a

drama b Y. that name.

In the con quest

it l

ikewise ser

ved a

a refuge fot

u a wl1en he fied from

the

Spani.ar.ds

, and

po:si ion was

J>O

dan~erou,

thait it wa ailmos t

the

meall!s of

pua

'<Will

'ng th

orce of Piza1'lfo.

is situated in an ahrupt and al o t

invulnerable point.

h.ad

two stone e<riitr-anees which sbeltered the populace d uring

the

day s ai

nd nigihts of the siege. Through time one entrance has

fal'len

in.to

d ecav but the other

till exi ts.

can be een when

jou.rn

eying

f1iou{

Ollan.taitambo to Urubam•ba.

'l'hi

entrance was

c1osl'}d b

y a Jarge boulder through

whi.ch

was bored a hole suf·

ficient.ly

large for a man to craw'l

through

. Two high and steep

monntain

s guard the narrow valley; on the northern part lies the

fort.

On the high fronting .mountains are seen the remains of

small structures erected on a te1'lfaced

Jope.

'fbe e were occupied

]()<>k-olllts and sentiuels.

There will a.lso be ob erved

everal

white houses of clay ,said to hav e b een houses of detention or

wherein wecr·e k ept prisoners the Kjipus.

The preseni

town is b uilit on the waffi

of the aucient site and

its s.tireets are truly lneaic.

tilll' preserves many

-0.f

its primi–

tive p ossei

ions. To pa

through its streets gives an impressive

atmosphere of

purP

native history. From the stat.ion to the towv