South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised

CHAPTER IV

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LAKE TITICACA AND THE CENTRAL ANDES

The Central Plateau and the Lake 119

Inhabitants of the Plateau: The Aymará Indians 121

Scenery of Lake Titicaca 124

The Shrine of Copacavana 128

Voyage to the Sacred Islands 130

Koati: The Island of the Moon 131

The Island of the Sun 132

The Bath and Garden of the Inca 133

The Sacred Rock of the Wild Cat 135

View of the Snowy Range of Sorata or Illampu 141

The Lake of Vinamarca 143

Tiahuanaco and its Ruins 144

Impression made by the Ruins 147

Character of the Ancient Peruvian Civilization 152

The Primitive Religion of Peru 156

Government and the Policy of the Incas 160