.--22 Dec. AYAMARCA--Commemoration of the dead.
22 Dec.--22 Jan. CCAPAC RAYMI (HUARACHICU _festival_).
22 Jan.--22 Feb. CAMAY--Month of exercises.
22 Feb.--22 March. HATUN POCCOY (great ripening).
22 March--22 April. PACHA POCCOY (MOSOC NINA _festival_).
22 April--22 May. AYRIHUA (Harvest).
22 May--22 June. AYMURAY (Harvest home).]

[Note 87: The great chain, used at festivals, is called by Sarmiento
Muru-urco. See also Molina. _Muru_ means a coloured spot, or a thing of
variegated colours. Molina says that it was the house where the chain
was kept that was called Muru-urco, as well as the cable. _Huasca_ is
another name for a cable (See G. de la Vega, ii. p, 422).]

XXXII.

PACHACUTI INCA YUPANQUI DEPOPULATES TWO LEAGUES OF COUNTRY NEAR CUZCO.

After Pachacuti had done what has been described in the city, he turned
his attention to the people. Seeing that there were not sufficient lands
for sowing, so as to sustain them, he went round the city at a distance
of four leagues from it, considering the valleys, situation, and
villages. He depopulated all that were within two leagues of the city.
The lands of depopulated villages were given to the city and its
inhabitants, and the deprived people were settled in other parts. The
citizens of Cuzco were well satisfied with the arrangement, for they
were given what cost little, and thus he made friends by presents taken
from others, and took as his own the valley of Tambo [_which was not
his_].

The news of the enlargement of this city went far and wide, and reached
the ears of Viracocha Inca, retired in Caquia Xaquixahuana[88]. He was
moved to go and see Cuzco. The Inca Yupanqui went for him, and brought
him to Cuzco with much rejoicing. He went to the House of the Sun,
worshipped at Huanacauri and saw all the improvements that had been
made. Having seen everything he returned to his place at Caquia
Xaquixahuana, where he resided until his death, never again visiting
Cuzco, nor seeing his son Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui.

[Note 88: This great plain to the north-west of Cuzco, called
Xaquixahuana, and Sacsahuana, is now known as Surita. Most of the early
writers call it Sacsahuana. Sarmiento always places the word Caquia
before the name. _Capuchini_ is to provide, _capuchic_ a purveyor. Hence
_Capuquey_ means "my goods," abbreviated to _Caguey_, "my property." The
meaning is "my estate of Xaquixahuana."]

XXXIII.

PACHACUTI INCA YUPANQUI KILL