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mains of a road constructed by the Incas of Peru. 

 This causeway, lined with free -stone, may be 

 compared to the finest Roman roads I have seen 

 in Italy, France, or Spain : it is perfectly straight, 

 and keeps the same direction for six or eight 

 thousand metres. We observed the continuation 

 of this road near Caxamarca, 120 leagues to the 

 south of Assuay ; and it is believed in the coun- 

 try, that it led as far as the city of Cuzco. 

 Near this road over the Assuay, at the absolute 

 height of 4042 metres (2074 toises) are the re- 

 mains of the palace of the Inca Tupaynpangi, 

 the ruins of which, commonly called los Pare- 

 dones, are but of small elevation. 



In descending from the Paramo of Assuay, 

 toward the south, we discover, between the 

 farms of Turche and Burgay, another monu- 

 ment of ancient Peruvian architecture, known 

 under the name of Ingapilca, or the fortress of 

 Cannar. This fortress, if we can so call a hill 

 terminated by a platform, is much less remark- 

 able for its height, than its perfect preservation. 

 A wall built of large blocks of free-stone rises to a 

 height of five or six metres. It forms a very re- 

 gular oval, the great axis of which is nearly thirty- 

 eight metres in length. The interior of this oval 

 is a flat piece of ground covered with rich vege- 

 tation, which increases the picturesque effect of 

 the landscape. In the centre of the enclosure is 



