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Photo by liirain Bingham 



THE RUINS OF RUMI CCOLCA 



A short distance east of Piquillacta are the ruins called Rumi Ccolca. It is impossible 

 to say positively whether this was merely a wall which guarded the entrance to the Cuzco 

 Valley, or whether it was an aqueduct that once carried water to the city of Piquillacta. 



Photo 



Iliiigham 



AN ARCHITECTURAL PUZZLE: RUMI CCOLCA 



A nearer view of Rumi Ccolca shows the junction of two entirely different kinds of 

 stonework. The original wall is of rough stones laid in mud, but the gateway is lined with 

 cut stones fitted together without mortar after the best Inca style. It may be possible that 

 a later race cut a gate through the ancient aqueduct and lined it in their own fashion with 

 their best stonework. 



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