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a.tion. In these sites were realiz d sumptuous and

colorful festivals, in which was displayed the

most profund worship of Nature, as weH as the

pur

tion of sentiment with regard to

tb e

t A. Giesecke initiated a series of

excavations in this region during the year 1922,

\vith the co-operation of the Director of the Ar–

chroological Museum, Dr. Luis E. Valcárcel. It

'\v:as

.then revealed 'fQr the first time that the

greater part of the area from the throne of the

Inca to the big rock with seats is surrounded by a

wall almost a kilometer in circumference. Within

these

limits

have

been

discovered

edifices,

shrines, and what apP,ears to he the remains of

an "antibu

{)' . Unfortunately bese .excavat–

ions have been

discontinued,

a1though

they

promise

to bring

light other archeo1ogioal

remains of er aps even greater historical value.

Tampu-Machay

About three kilometers northeast of the

or–

tress, and five kilometers from the city are the

interesting ruins of TAMP.U-MACHAY.

Etymology

The exact significance of this hyphenated

name is unknown.

would appear to signify a

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