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a reversion to the primitive conception of mass
1irnstead of form.
In the interiors of the houses in this street
are also vestiges of Inca dwellings, the interior
walls of which are filled with niches; this was
the section of the weaveíls who were dedicated
to the making of garments for the numerous
votive off
~rings.
Tow1ard the western part of the Plaza de
Armas are numerous Inca ruins, of which we
shall only mention the principal ones.
In Santa Teresa Street, which is today as
wide as it was in the reign of the Incas, as is
indicated by the walls on each side, are the ruins
of a notable edifioe which must have been the
principal resi
nce of the Inca sovereigns;
it
is
distinguished by he prominence· of
the en ..
trance on
w.
ich
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ear six pumas (panthers)
and a higher door which appears to have been
an ancient window. These pumas serve as sym–
bols as well as embl·ems.
In the interior of the building, which we
should oall "The House of the Six Pumas" are
also yestige.s of rooms which aid in forming an
imaginary reconstruction of the edifice.
A
little further beyond, in the house known
as the "Silva House" there are also ruins of great
archreological value, particularly the interior, in
which stands out the lintel, se0n only from the