Hatun Rumiyoc

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| name = Hatun Rumiyoq Street

| image = Hatunrumiyoc (7640968366).jpg

| image_size = 275px

| caption = Hatun Rumiyoq

| location = Cusco, Peru

| coordinates = {{coord|13|30|57.54|S|71|58|34.59|W|type:landmark}}

| direction_a = Northeast

| terminus_a = Choquechaka Street / Cuesta de San Blas

| direction_b = Southwest

| terminus_b = Herrajes Street / Palacio Street, Triunfo Street

| length_m = 141

| width = 3 m

| type = Pedestrian

| inauguration_date = Incan period

| maint = Municipality of Cusco

| known_for = Twelve-angled stone, Archbishop's Palace of Cusco

| junction =

| embedded = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site

| child = yes

| Part_of = City of Cuzco

| Area = Latin America and the Caribbean

| criteria = Cultural: iii, iv

| ID = 273

| year = 1983}}

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Hatun Rumiyoq Street (from Southern Quechua: *Hatun Rumiyuq*, meaning "street with the great stone") is a historic pedestrian street located in the monumental zone of Cusco, Peru. It is part of the processional axis of Cusco, a historical route connecting the Plazoleta de San Blas with the Plazoleta de la Almudena. This axis corresponds to ancient Inca roads (Qhapaq Ñan) linking the Antisuyu to the northeast and the Contisuyu to the southwest from the Huacaypata.

On the southeastern edge of the street stands the well-preserved Inca wall of what was once the palace of the emperor Inca Roca.{{cite web |title=La historia de Cusco reflejada en una calle llamada Hatun Rumiyoq |url=https://www.raptravel.org/blog/la-historia-de-cusco-reflejada-en-una-calle-llamada-hatun-rumiyoq/ |publisher=RAP Travel |date=19 January 2018 |access-date=1 May 2019 |archive-date=1 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501141106/https://www.raptravel.org/blog/la-historia-de-cusco-reflejada-en-una-calle-llamada-hatun-rumiyoq/ |url-status=dead }}

The street is best known for the Twelve-angled stone, a finely cut diorite block that forms part of the wall of the Archbishop's Palace of Cusco. The palace is believed to have been constructed on the site of Inca Roca’s residence. After the Spanish conquest, it became the residence of the first bishop of Cusco, Vicente de Valverde, and his sister María Valverde, who was married to conquistador Rodrigo de Orgóñez.{{cite news |url=http://elcomercio.pe/peru/cusco/piedra-12-angulos-momento-exacto-atentado-noticia-1714971 |title=Piedra de los 12 ángulos: momento exacto del atentado |publisher=El Comercio |access-date=26 June 2015 }}

In 1972, the street was declared a National Historic Monument of Peru. In 1983, it became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing for the Historic Centre of Cusco,{{cite web |title=City of Cusco |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/273 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=19 August 2019 }} and in 2014, it was also inscribed under the Qhapaq Ñan – Andean Road System.{{cite web |title=Qhapaq Ñan - Andean Road System |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1459 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=4 September 2019 }}

See also

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Further reading

  • Angles Vargas, Víctor. Historia del Cusco (Cusco Colonial), vol. II, book 2. Lima: Industrialgráfica S.A., 1983.
  • Quispe Gonzáles, Evaristo (2015). "Urban Regeneration, Tourism, and Neighborhoods in the Historic Center of Cusco". *Devenir*, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 45–72.
  • Zúñiga Castañeda, Jorge Luis (2016). Pedestrian Micro-Simulation and Public Life Studies in Marqués Street in Cusco. Undergraduate thesis. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.