An etymology supported by linguist Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, already proposed by the 18th-century anthropologist Ernst Middendorf, about the possible origin of the city's name comes from the Aymara phrase ari qhipa, where … 展开

Historians debate the origin of the crimson flag of the city. By 1940, several historians, most notably Francisco Mostajo and Victor M. Barriga, confirmed the royal origin of the crimson color of the flag, contrary to a blue banner which his… 展开