The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-31
,NcA's NORTHERN CAPITAL.
Peru's Old City In Which the Modern and
Ancient Are Mingled.


an elevation Of some twelve thousand
feet and a population of about fifty
thousand, mostly Indians. Under the
sway of the Incas there are said to
have been three hundred thousand in.
habitants We are so accustomed &c
associate the place with Prescott's gor.
geous pictures and travellers descrip-
tions of the ancient ruins, that we are
apt to forget the modern city, but II
soon makes its presence felt by the vis,
itor. There can be no dirtier city on
earth. So-called azequias run through
the steep. narrow streets. They might
suggest cleanliness. but they are in
reality only open sewers. The side al
leys are impossible. The famous
stenches Of Cologne would be far out
of the running in Cuzcc-and the city
is only saved from disastrous epidemic
by its high altitude and by the con-
slant fumigation of the chimneyless
houses from their kitchen fires of llama
dung.
An enormous plaza, faced by the
great cathedral and the Church of the
JesuitS. occupies the center of the town
1t serves as a marKet-ptace. and in the
early hours OF a bri ch' m"rnin 1t pre-
sents gay and busy p.cture as the
Indians gather from near and far Il
purchase from tho m1rNct-women.N 70
spread their war uP'a the pavement
under huFe uHpf+AaN lhat make the
square look tii a nurhroom-"ed.
But everything in the modern citN
recalls the ancient capital All OF tine
prime. pal caurc 49, are erected upon
the walls @oi t"EniatlonN OF former
temples IN paace>. an most OF the
private 3alI'Hn - are largely con-
,tructe u sf'A'' @faFFe" from Old
"uin>. In 'c', preserved rellc OF the
mean per" ~ che fortress OF SacSahua-
man. whlc' offered 50 stubborn re-
rlNtanee 20 i1zarro ana Els men. 1t Is
OF greaf extent. ana EN- braces the
whole of hlgh hl@ winch dominates
+UIro on the north. lhree SIDES OF
ms elevation, when are so preclpltous
as 10 re almost lhSurnouhtable' are
'ei'ndcd hN successive lines or stone
Watls- one aoo'e 'he otler, -FOUR nun
drea wards IN len tn OF perfect work.
man'mp and great strength. After
me capture OF the stronghold the
Npanlards reduced the height of these
walls, nut the plan OF the works is
sun easy 20 follow On the northeast
SIDE OF the mn the approach is more
gradual, and here three parallel lines
OF wall were constructed OF such stu
pehdous proportions ana OF such mas
siVe "etai that IL Is nara TO oelleve
that they were OF human TO say moth
ing OF oarparic origin Enormous
rocks huhareus Oh tons IN weight, ana
OF the haraest gram, nave oeen cut
ana pollehea ana quilt together in
manner never elsewhere equaled oy
the art OF man. Inc most curious
feature is that no Two OF these gigantic
olochs lsone OF them are nearly twenty
iee' III height) are OF the same shape;
they vary from Tlangles TO pentagons,
YET they are nttea 70 one another with
sucn nicely ana eXactness that II Is I'M
possioie 70 pass d knlie olads anywhere
. uo'"een she JOINTS IL seems hcreo-
.oie '""O i'f ''ica 'ions VI suoh Strength
nol1 .h"n suiiicleho 70 resist moaern
III O'iioty y oouiu nave oeeh unsigned oy
Pp " ony weapons "eFo
'fIa.s aA' o.uos anu arrow
Al .,onU u '"iS p"f' Vi .ne iortress
opioaue d "i"e piain' covered WIN I'M
n.neo outcroPPln9s Oh natlVe rock,
ieu nov ooeh iaSiioneu ln'o ranges
.aaohe5 ~ NV pulpiv.lihe pla'io Irl
~ NARY" s'"ir" ays' Inc
p.ae "a1 P,oo"oly .ue scene Oh Ma
1.onai s".neiluSs' All the epithets OF
oa ass's - VIC lans uage wou.u iail 10
10y gu appioA'i'ia' 70 iuea ol all these
p w. 80. worMe
"i..i.n 'ne cirs i'seii 'he most I'M
Po1 'nnU reni",hs are 'hose OF 1he
-aHu' ieiiple "a inc sum- part OF
800 no" Urn 'le cnurcn ana mon
aSsy u INC dominican irlars' but
~, - Oi,o p"eU 10 gone lot
evel. ne npahiaras never improve
my '"in "uSA oi Tic perfect ola
masonry is stlll 70 De seen, however,
ana "la0 Is no" the clolster was once
a"oleu Enclosure OF the temple. Inc
onape,s formerly aeolcateo TO the
Worship OF 'he moon' the stars the
rSinooW ana the thunder are to-day
u'o~ "s sumner rooms or priests quar-
yrs, ahe heigh BORING nunnery once
sheitered the virgins OF the sun god.
oouie OF tne ehurches erected by the
opaniaros on the foundations OF an
cien' structures are not without merit,
ana most OF 'hem contain many things
worm seeing Ihere are about thirty
n all besides numerous converts and
o'her religieus institutions. 1t Is
VOTE whlle TO study closely even the