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PREFACE.
Cuzco, the capital of the ancient Inca
En1-
pire, or in Quechua, Tahuantisuyo (the four
regions) may be said to take equal rank in his–
torical and are ceological
i
tere
t
witl the olden
cit.ies of the Fla"!*
i
a .· Thi is
so
hecause of its
many oentu1ies of a11tiquitY,¡,
and
eca se it is
universally co o
de-
tQ
have ,been
t~e
cradle of
Inca culture, nd the dapo 'ta
y
of e vast art–
istic riches acc-umulated during the Spanish
reg1m:e.
Geographical Location.
Cuzco. Hes between parallels 10<:> 42" and 15Q 18"
S. and between Meridirans 70Q 40" and 73<:> 50" __ .
of
Gree~wich,
at an elevation of 11,200 feet. Thc
area of the- Department (State) of Cuzco, of
which the City of Cuzco is the capital, is 120,000
square kilometers.
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.