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Images of Inca City, Peru |
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The historic Inca city in Peru has stirred the imagination of thousands down the years including Pablo Neruda. If one is to go by history, the pages of our history books say that this historically significant Inca City had the shape of a Puma or Mountain Lion (with Felis color) due to this the name of Calle Pumakurko has been maintained and this name is representative of "Puma's backbone". As tradition goes, Cusco had the shape of a crouching puma. The "Puma's Tail" is in the junction of the Saphi ("Root") river and the Tullumayu ("Bone River" or "Thin River"). These important historical junctions are located in front of the Savoy Hotel.
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The streets of Inca city are narrow and straight. The walls of the building s located in the central zone of the city were made of carved stones. The buildings of the suburbs had walls made of adobe (sun-dried brick) or "parka". The roofs of these buildings were made of straw. In order to maintain the room temperature during the cold winter months, the houses of Inca city did not have too many doors or windows.
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The population consumed the free flowing water of the river for drinking purposes. The palace of Inca Pachakuteq is known as Qasana. To the north is located the palace of Inca Roqa which is called the Qoraqora. The present location of the Cathedral was previously occupied by the palace of Inca Wiraqocha and Kiswar Kancha. The famous 12 angle stone is situated in the Hatunrumiyoq palace. Other palaces worth mentioning would include the Qollqanpata palace located in the San Cristobal parish church, the Ajlla Wasi or Virgins of the House of the Sun, the Amaru Kancha which was the palace of Wayna Qhapaq, Suntur Wasi.
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