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• The town of Morococha

  The town of Morococha, a smelter town for the Cerro de Pasco copper mines.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• Flower vendors at a station enroute.

  Flower vendors at a station enroute. Note the violets grown at this altitude - about 10,000 feet.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• The high pass on the central railway

  "Ticlio" - the high pass on the central railway. Note glaciers.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• View of a very fertile valley bottom

  View of a very fertile valley bottom with the Rimac river and the high barren coast range.
• Enroute to Huancayo from Lima

  Enroute to Huancayo from Lima. Note the barren coast range of the Andes and the fertile valley bottoms.
• Title Slide: "Indigenous Life in Huancayo"

  Peru, Indian Life in Huancayo, produced by Florence Arquin
• Narrow street of Cuzco.

  Narrow street of Cuzco. The base of the walls on either side date back to the Inca period. Note the similarity of the carving with that found at Sacsahuaman.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• Street scene showing houses of the European period with fine stone masonry at base around doorways which date back to Inca times.

  Street scene showing houses of the European period with fine stone masonry at base around doorways which date back to Inca times.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• Colcampata - wall construction of both the Inca and Spanish Conquerers

  The lower half of the wall at the right is an original construction of the Inca which has been built upon by the Spanish conquerers.
• El Greco - "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• "Colcampata" - an Inca Palace near Cuzco

  "Colcampata" an Inca palace (circa 1510) near Cuzco constructed by the last of the Inca rulers Huascar at the beginning of the 16th century. Sometimes called the palace of Huascar.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• Wall detail

  Wall detail with a series of typical Inca blind windows or niches.
• El Greco - Det. of "Assumption"

  El Greco Assumption 1577 Chicago: Art Institute Arquin
• Another view of the torreon

  Another view of the torreon, or round foundation showing the surrounding stone walled chambers which are arranged in nearly perfectly concentric circles.
• The Torreon, or round foundation

  The Torreon, or round foundation constructed in stone upon the central summit of Sacsahuaman. The function of this building is unknown.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• A salient in one of the terrace walls

  A salient in one of the terrace walls. Note the great range of size in the boulders used and the cleverly fitted cyclopean masonry.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Detail of doorway and window

  Detail. Doorway and window - another fine example of stone masonry.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Doorway, detail of masonry and carving on the blocks

  Doorway. Note the two small nubs on the stone at the lower left side of the doorway. This feature characterizes many of the blocks in Inca stone masonry. They are thought to have been carved in this fashion to facilitate handling during construction.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Detail of a wall

  Detail of a wall. Note the variety of sizes and shapes of stones used and the manner in which they are fitted to each other.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Masonry detail of stone terraces

  Masonry detail of stone terraces showing curved corners on both lower and upper walls as well as very fine stone carving and fitting doorway of upper level.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Pablo Picasso - "Still Life with Red Bulls Head"

  Picasso Still Life with Red Bulls Head - Paris, Nov. 26, 1938 Oil on Can. Coll. Mr. Wm. Am. Burden NY
• Masonry detail of stone terraces

  Masonry detail of stone terraces showing curved corners on both lower and upper walls as well as very fine stone carving and fitting doorway of upper level.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Portrait of a Quechua woman

  Study of head of an old Quechua woman. Note the textiles worn.
• Pablo Picasso - "Title Unknown"

  Picasso
• Portrait of a Quechua woman

  Portrait of a Quechua Indian woman. Note her hat which is characteristic of native dress of the central Andean highlands.