ðə mɛstˈɪzoʊ hɪstˈoːɹiən ɡˌɑːɹsɪlˈɑːsoʊ də lˌæ vˈiːɡə, ˌɛl ˈʌŋɡə, ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ɐbˌaʊt ɐ hˈoʊli kɹˈɔs ʌv wˈaɪt ænd ɹˈɛd mˈɑːɹbəl ɔːɹ dʒˈæspɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz vˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn sˈɪkstiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi kˈʌskoʊ.
The mestizo historian Garcilaso de la Vega, el Ynga, reports about a  holy cross of white and red marble or jasper, which was venerated in 16th-century Cusco.