Word: piaquiquu
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...from the college buildings. One of these, which we found in a remarkable state of preservation, had its walls ornamented with gorgeous decorative tropical birds; another had scenes from rural life as ornaments. These places had individual names, such as "Cabaloqui"--(little pony), "Tanjuga", (a kind of pottery); and "Piaquiquu", the name of an eccentric character in Inca fiction. These establishments seem to have been patronized by a mixed clientele. Their food was reputed to be the best, but to judge from the handful of coins found near them, the prices corresponded. The student societies, which I have discovered elsewhere...
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