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Population 
Lima 150,000 
Callao 35,ooo 
Arequipa 35,000 
Cerro de Pasco 18,000 
Piura 15,000 
Trujillo 12,000 
Mollendo 6,000 
Cuzco, with a population of 26,000, is 
hardly worth a visit for business purposes, but 
is interesting for its historical associations. It 
was the ancient metropolis of the Inca Em 
pire. Mostly all of its buildings were of 
stone, set together as wonderfully as the Pyra 
mids, their joints being so perfect that a knife 
blade cannot be inserted between them. 
Streets crossed each other at right angles, and 
were paved with naturally colored stones, 
forming intricate patterns and geometrical de 
signs, which can still be seen. There was an 
imposing temple dedicated to the sun, whose 
walls were studded with gold plates. Water 
from the mountains ran through the city 
streets, while around the entire town were for-