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It is the home of
a number of important
educational institutions, among the principal ones
being the University, founded in 1696; two na–
tional high. schools; .and the Seminiary, founded
in the sixteenth eentury.
The Municipality of Cuzco was founded by
Pizarra in 1534, and is located in the old monast–
ery of the
J
esuits of St. Bernard.
There are two museums of Inca art,-that of
the University, which is open to the public from
f
our to five each afternoon; · and
the
private
museum· of Mr. Tomás Alvistur, in Mesón de la
Estrella Street.
There are many books o Cuzco which will
be of inte est to the tourisi. Among
t
he t a·re
the followin ,
iéll
may be purchased in the
shop of H. G. Rozas:
"La Ciudad de los neas",by
J.
Uriel García S. 3.50
"Guía del Sur del Perú,.
. . . . .
. . S. 10.00
"Tradiciones Cuzqueñas", by Clorinda Mat-
tn de Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . S. 1.60
"La Flora del Departam·ento del Cuzco", by
F.
L. Herrera.............. S. 5.00
"Cuzco Pre-hispánico y Colonial", by
J.
G.
Cosío. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. 1.00
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"Guí'.a Histórico-Artístico del Cuzco", (Eng-
lish
&
Spanish) by
J
Uriel García and
Albert A. Giesecke.
. . . . . . . . S. 2.00
Revista Universitaria-per number.
.
. S. 1.00
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