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,
ly
inclined tourist as, for example, in San
Seba~
·
tián, the heights of Sappi, etc. Especially interes–
ting is the reservoir of the Incas, called
CH.AGA.N,
orne three kilometers from Sacsabuaman.
The archaeologist will find much to fascinate
him in the ruins of CHINCHEROS, t\venty
kjJo ..
·meters from Cuzco. Here are remEün:S •>f Pxcep–
tional interest, walls of the most original style,
entírely distinct from the constructions in Cuz–
co. In the Plaza is a great waj containiug eight
niches, each of a sufficient height to permit a
man to stand upright; in the sidewall of the tem..
ple are types of cut stone. At one side of the set–
tlement are hewn stones, such as are found in
the RODADERO (Inca Slide) with seats, steps,
kenccos, etc., and this site s-erved
for various
evcryday us·
1
ocial
1if. .
ikewiS'e, CHIN–
CHEROS is distinguished by the
f
act that prao-.
tically its enti e
opulation is
of
pur·e Indian
bl·ood, and the customs o.f their anoestors were
preserved by them.
The tourist also shyuld 1make the round trip via
Olliantaytambo and Pisacc. Ollantaytambo
is
reached by the railroad to Santa Ana, the round
trip being
1.30
kilometers. The train arrives at
11 in
the morning and remains until one o'clock
in the afternoon, affording sufficient time for a
climb. to the principal ruins which are but a few
blocks from the railw
1
ay station. Here one
may
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