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tafte. The moldings of ail the doors are gilt, and 

 the other ornaments and furniture anfwerable. 



The cathedral of Cufco, both with regard to 

 materials, archite6lure, and difpofition, greatly re- 

 fembles that of Lima, but is a much fmaller frru6lure. 

 It is built entirely of ftone, and the architedlure is 

 even thought to exceed it. The Sacriily is called 

 Nueflra Senora del Triumpo, being the place where 

 the Spaniards defended themfelves from the fury of 

 the Indians, when furrounded by the army of the 

 Ynca Manco ; and though the whole city was fe- 

 veral times fet on fire, the flames had no effed on 

 this part; which has attributed to the fpecial protec- 

 tion of the holy virgin. It is ferved by three priefts, 

 one in particular for the Indians of the parifh, and 

 the other two for the Spaniards. Befides this, Cufco 

 alfo contains eight other pariflies % namely, 



I. Belin. II. The church of the general hofpital, 

 which has alfo its pried and its parifii. III. Santa 

 Ana. IV. Santiago. V. San Bias. VL San Chri- 

 ftoval. VII. San Sebaftian. VIII. San Geronymo. 

 And though the firft of the two lad be a league, and 

 thefecond two leagues from the city, they are reckoned 

 among the number of its pariflies. 



Here is alfo a convent of Dominicans, the prin- 

 cipal walls of which were formerly thofe of the tem- 

 ple of the fun, and at prefent the high altar ftands 

 in the very , place, where once was a golden image 

 of that planet. There is likewife at Cufco a con- 

 vent of Francifcans, v^hich is the head of that order 

 in this province. The convents of the Auguftines 

 and the fathers of mercy in this city, are alfo the 

 principal of their refpe6live orders. The Jefuirs 

 have likewife a college here. The convent of St. Juan 

 de Dios and that of the Bethlemites, which are both 

 very large, are hofoitals for the fick the latter is 

 particularly appropriated to the Indians, who are- 

 there ufed with th» greateil care and tendernefs. 



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