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Achachibas (piles of stones), 222. Acllahuasi (convent of Sun-Virgins), 207. Acosta, 48, 80, 174, 179, 226, 229, 242, 280, 303. Agassiz, L., 5, 304. Aguarunas, 289, 291, 292. Alameda (Lima), 106, 107; (La Paz), 163. Almagro, Diego de, 73, 89. Alpacas, 54, 157, 226. See llamas, huanacus, vicuñas. Amahuacas, 290. Amautas (wise men), See Incas. Amazon, 5, 6, 10, 123, 124, 141, 233, 236, 237, 245-248, 304. See jungle. Amazons, 236-237. Amiel, 61. Andalusia, New, 84. Andes, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 30, 36, 43, 53, 59, 60, 123, 134, 175, 247, 248, 301, 302; animals of, 155-158; birds of, 168; dangers of, 147-149; description of, 143-148; lakes of, 166-167; light in, 149-150; mines of, 152-154; storm in, 150-151; valleys of, 165, 240-246, 265. See condor, cordillera, Incas, Indians, mines, puna, valleys. Andenes (terraces), 183. Antarctic, See ocean, Pacific. Ant-eater, 56, 263, 272. Antis, 197. Aqueducts, See irrigation. Argentina, 121. Arianza, Juan de, 92. Arica, 78. Armada, 91. Armadillo, 263, 272. Armatambo, 104. Atahualpa, 67, 69-71, 77, 136, 188, 215. Atlantic, See ocean. Auto de fe, See Inquisition. Aztlan, 113. Badeor, Federico, 79. Balboa, 40, 300, 301. Balsa (boat of reeds), 41, 48, 168, 234. Bandelier, A. F., 234, 299. Bats, 47, 243, 273. Betanzos, 176. Bezoar stone, 225. Bingham, Hiram, 161, 299. Bolivia, 265. See Tiahuanacu. Borax, 32. Bougainvillea, 35, 57, 59, 125. Boussingault, 251. Brazil, 229, 304. Brehm, 264, 281, 304. Bridges, swinging, 123, 165, 185. Brittany, 81, 164, 265. Buccaneers, 81, 236. See El Dorado, freebooters, pirates. Buenos Aires, 85. Bull-fights, 7, 16, 87, 139. Butterflies, 59, 65, 121, 125, 261, 273-279. Cacafuego, 82. Cacique (chieftain), 196, 199, 235. Cajamarca, 69, 71, 186. Cajamarquilla, 104. Calancha, 50, 300. See Chimus. Callao, 15, 85, 86, 100, 101. Camarones (crayfish), 121. Candia, Pedro de, 68. Cantut (flower of Incas), 172, 200. Caras, 197. Carbunculo (mythical animal), 273. Carnac, 164. Carranza, Angela, 93. Carvajal, 74. Casma, 27. Cavillaca, 44. Cazuela (soup), 24, 109. Cecropia, 281, 283. Cerro de Pasco, 153. Chancas, 199. Chanchan, See Chimus. Chachapoyas, 198. Chasca, See Dawn. Chasqui (runners), 184. See Sun, messengers of the. Cheireoque (bird), 129. Chibchas, 197. Chicha (beverage), 45, 69, 171, 180, 207, 210, 212, 222. Chile, 54, 89, 121, 129, 197. Chimus, 47-52, 186, 300. Chincha Islands, See guano. Chinchaycocha, Lake of, 166. Chinchilla, 4, 24, 155. Chirimoya (fruit), 53, 57. Chorillos, 103. Chulpas (towers of the dead), 184. Churches, 21, 78, 87-88, 97, 99, 100, 111, 112, 138, 215. See convents, Dominicus, Franciscans, Indians, Inquisition, Jesuits, Lima, Santa Rosa, Spain. Cinchona (quinine), 6, 251, 303. Ciruelas (fruit), 23, 62. Civilizations, ancient, See Indian races. Coal, 7, 168. Coast, aborigines of, 37; birds of, see ocean; characteristics of, 3, 4, 16-18; climate of, 29-30; geology of, 15, 20, 40, see earthquake; inhabitants of, 15-16; towns of, 21-24. See desert. Coati, 172. Coca (cocaine), 6, 93, 181, 207, 212, 224. Columbus, 76, 233. Con, 30, 175, 177, 178. Condamine, 236, 303. Condor, 6, 140, 144, 157-158, 160, 199, 210. Condorcanqui, See Tupac Amaru. Coniapuyara, 236. Combos, 287. Conquerors, See Spaniards. Conquest, Spanish, bibliography of, 302-303. Convents, closed, 114-119; open, 113-114, see Franciscans; of Sun-Virgins, see Sun, Virgins of the. Cordillera, 4, 72, 77, 103, 131, 227, 303. See Andes. Corequenque (bird), 190. Coricancha, See Sun, temples of the. Cotton, 6, 32, 35, 43, 52. Coya (wife of Inca), 204, 207. Coyaraymi (marriage-day), 207. Cuculis (desert doves), 122. Cueca (dance), 58. Cuntisuyu, 186. Curacas (governors), 211, 212. Cushma (garment), 237. Cusicuari, 290. Cuzco, 67, 166, 174, 178, 179, 182, 184, 196, 197, 199, 200, 204, 206, 210, 217, 220, 223. Darwin, 169, 254, 303. Dawn (Chasca), 203, 205; lodgings of the, 178. Desert, 3, 4, 5, 25-26; aborigines of, 37; climate of, 29-30, see garuas; emptiness of, 30; legends of, 36; lifelessness of, 30-31; phenomena of, 26-29; character of, 32; rivers of, see rivers; ruins of, 35; showers in, 31; valleys of, see valleys; vultures of, see gallinazos. Desaguadero, 169. Dominicus (Santo Domingo), 88, 116, 117, 223. Drake, Francis, 82, 302. Dürer, Albrecht, 77. Earthquake, 4, 15, 27-29, 41, 44, 55, 63, 67, 99-102. Ecuador, 71, 197. El Dorado, 85, 234-236. Elizabeth, Queen, 82. Elmo, fire of Saint, 167. Enciza, 270. Encomienda (tax), 91. Escandalosa (bush), 62. Eten, 49. Falb, Rudolf, 163, 301. Fierro, Pancho, 130. Fish-worship, 40, 41, 44, 51. See Chimus. Fishes’ eyes, 17. Franciscans, 21, 105, 107-109, 139, 153. Freebooters, 20, 82. See El Dorado, buccaneers, pirates. Gallinazos (vultures), 21, 32, 43. Garuas (mists), 30, 105. See desert, climate of the. Gold and silver, 9, 27, 51, 56, 64-66, 68, 71, 76-83, 84, 90, 152-155, 171, 182, 193, 199, 204-207. See Incas, Spaniards, Sun, Treasure. Golden Hynde, 81, 82. Granadilla (fruit of passion-flower), 240. Guano, 19-20, 27, 56, 76. Guavas, 24, 57, 61, 62, 125, 133. Guayabas (fruit), 23. Guayaquil, 85. Guatavitá, 234, 235. Guenelette, 9, 244. Hassel, Georg von, 233. Heads, reduced, 289-290. Heredia, José-Maria de, 9. Huaca cachu (plant of the grave), 222. Huacas (grave mounds), 290. Huacho, salt lakes of, 32. Huacos (objects in huacas), 73, 126-129. Huadca, 104. Hualpa, 153. Huanacus (wild llama), 157. Huancayo, 153. Huayna Ccapac, 66, 166, 209. See Incas. Huerequeque (bird), 22. Huguenot hermit, 104. Huira Capcha, 153. Humboldt, A. von, 81, 161, 169, 184, 185, 235, 303. Humming-birds, 57, 65, 132, 146, 160, 172, 243, 263-267, 270. Iguana, 35, 240. Incas, aeroplane named for, 139; amautas, 163, 215; analogies to other races, 301-302; arms of, 205; books about, 300-301; bridges of, 185; boundaries of, 20; campaigns of, 40, 49, 195-197; at Chanchan, 47, 49, 51; chinchillas valued by, 155; clothes of, 189, 207; coca, divine plant of, 181; conquest of, foretold, 66-67; contemporaries of, 37; court of, 199; description of, 70, 160; in desert, 39, 47; distinctive marks of, 189-191; divinity of, 188-189; dramas of, 136; empire of, 197-199; festivals of, 208, 210-213; flute of, 135; gold of, 7, 64-65, 76; human sacrifices of, 211; irrigation works of, 186; in jungle, 231-232, 285; last of, 214-221; laws of, 19, 193-194; llamas worshipped by, 157; male title, 205; mercury, a mystery to, 152; messengers of the, 192; myths of, 175-179; Nature, teacher of, 183; origin of, 178-179; Pachacamac spared by, 41, 42; attitude toward Pachacamac, 177; pageants of, 163; passion-flower carried by, 58; pleasure gardens of, 165; pleasure houses of, 185; predecessors of, 160-162; rainbow emblem of, 206, 298; roads of, 36, 40, 184-185; subjects of, 66, 191-193; Sun, god of, 34, 42, 176, 282; thunderbolt in palace of, 67; Titicaca, Island of, 170-173; tribute to, 192-195; vicuña fur worn by, 24, 156; worshipped by Indians, 174. See Atahualpa, Huayna Ccapac, Manco Ccapac, Sayri Tupac, Tupac Amaru, Uiracocha, Yupanqui, also gold and silver, and Sun. Inca Rocca, 231. Indians, characteristics of, 221-224; called Children of Israel, 93; Christianity of, 223-224; near Eten, 49; saying about God of, 28; horses terrify, 72; lift chain of Huayna Ccapac, 166; Incas’ attitude toward, 195; Incas’ buildings benefit, 187; punishment of, 192; death of Incas witnessed by, 217-219; Incas worshipped by, 174; of jungle, 283-292; language of, see Quichua; legends of, 36, 174-181, 244; the llama, an interpretation of, 225-227; melancholy of, 135; mines of, 153-154; mothers of, 112; music of, see yaravís; poverty of, 8; prehistoric races of, 3, 17, 19, 32, 36, 38, 42, 52, 55, 122, 146, 160, 161, 187; reed vessels of, see balsa; revolts of, 215-216, 220-221; Sachsahuaman built by, 201; attitude toward Spaniards, 72, 214; Spaniards copy, 83; first encounters with Spaniards, 68-71; Spaniards’ treatment of, 89-91; cure surumpe, 149; treasure concealed by, 80; vicuña hunts of, 156; warriors, 86; yaravís, 134. See Aguarunas, Chancas, Chachapoyas, Chimus, Incas, Inje-injes, Muratos, Nahumedes, Yuncas. Indies, 73, 77, 79, 80, 81. Inje-injes, 239, 292. Inquisition, 91-99, 104, 302, 303. Inti (Sun), 42, 203. See Sun. Inti-cancha (Cori-cancha), 66, 204, 206. See Sun, temples of the. Iquitos, 123, 125. Irrigation, ancient systems of, 50, 52, 55, 89, 101, 103, 104, 161, 183, 186-187, 192, 193. Isles, of Pearls, 89; of Solomon, 85. Islay, Pampa of, 32. Jaguars, 68, 129, 194, 198, 199, 210, 234, 235, 243, 244-245, 284. Jalca (table-land), 3. See puna. Jauja, 71. Jesuits, 72, 111, 237. See San Pedro, churches. Jivaros, 290. Juan Fernandez, Islands of, 121. Jungle, a land of adventure, 231-239; Amazon basin, 246-249; animals of, 271-273, 280-282; appearance of, from above, 239; approach to, from Andes, 240-246; birds of, 241; butterflies of, 273-279; characteristics of, 3-6, 10; color of, 261; Columbus in, 233-234; present conditions in, 238; gloom of, 259; heat in, 259; humming-birds of, 263-267; Incas defied by, 197; Incas in, 231-232; insects of, 262, 270-271; legends of, 244-246; lianas of, 251; rhythmic life of, 258; loam from, 183; Jesuits in, 237-238; orchids of, 253-255; paradoxes of, 292-295; parasites of, 253; largest part of Peru, 3; perfume of, 269-270; rain in, 29, 248-249; savages of the, 10, 18, 283-292; no seasons in, 258-259; silence of day in, 268; night sounds in, 270-271; Spaniards in, 234-236; trees of, 57, 250-251; vegetation in, 250-259; warfare of vegetation in, 255-257. La Paz, 163. Lea, H. C., 95, 303. See Inquisition. Leon, Cieza de, 65, 185, 300. Lima, 84-140; Alameda, 107; bells, city of, 110-113; bishop of, 93; books about, 304; churches of, 87-88; climate of, 104-105; City of Kings, 3, 86, 90, 99, 214; collections in, 125-126; composer of national opera in, 133-138; contrasts in, 138-140; convents of, 107-109, 113-120; destruction of, in 1746, 99-102; dinner party in, 121-125; galleons of, 77; Geographical Society of, 237, 304; reduced heads exhibited in, 290; Incas in, 215; Inquisition in, 91-99; lady of seventeenth century in, 106-107; national librarian in, 129-132; market of, 139; milk-women of, 140; Paséo Colón, 140; Spanish splendor of, 7, 84, 85, 86, see gold and silver; surroundings of, 103-105; university in, 140. See Spaniards. Lisle, Lord, 79. Llamas, prehistoric carvings of, 55; drove of, 58; Christian sacrifice of, 223; Incas’ sacrifice of, 207, 211; Incas’ talismans, 222; Incas’ use of, 160; Incas’ worship of, 157; an interpretation of Indians, 224-227; in Lima, 140; ransom of Atahualpa, 71. See vicuñas. Llautu (fringe of Inca), 190, 207. See Incas, clothes of. Lopez, Francisco, 65. Loti, Pierre, 1. Loveday, G., 79. Lurin, 43, 47. Macas, 290. Mamacunas, See Sun, Virgins of the. Mama Ocllo, 179. Mamayacu (mother of waters), 245, 259-261. Madera, 233. Madre de Díos, 231. Maguey (plant), 242-243. Manco Ccapac, 174, 176, 178, 179, 189, 233. See Incas, Sun. Manoa, 236. Mantas (head-shawls), 22, 108. Markham, Sir Clements, 300, 301. Marmontel, 9. Marmoset, 249. Mastodon, 38, 169, 263. Maui, 37. Médanos (sand-dunes), 33-35. Megalithic ruins, See Tiahuanacu, Sachsahuaman. Mercury, 144, 152. Mexico, 128, 154. Middendorf, 96, 236, 299, 300. Mines, 5, 6, 7, 10, 27, 39, 90, 91, 152-155. See gold and silver. Mirage, 26, 57, 147. Mishagua, 232. Mita (tax), 91. Mochica, 49. See Chimus. Monkeys, 9, 45, 242, 288. Monuments, See ruins. Moon, (Si), (Quilla), 34, 47, 49, 50, 67, 72, 172, 203-205, 212. Morgado, Alonzo, 79. Mother of Waters, See mamayacu. Mountains, See Andes. Mountain-sickness, See soroche. Mummies, 42, 44-46, 125, 204. Muratos, 237. Mutayces, 233. Myths, 36, 174-181. Nahumedes, 237. Negro, Rio, 290. Nitrate, 27, 32, 54, 56, 61, 62, 77. Ocean, Atlantic, 29, 168, 238, 248. Pacific, 15, 44, 158; Antarctic current of, 30; argosies on, 77-78; birds of, 16-20, 28, 56, 247; influence of, on climate, 30, 105; islands of, 121, 265; pirates on, 81-83; maker of terraces, 183; tidal waves, 29, 100; winds of, 33; worship of as Ni, 48. Ollanta, 133, 136, 137. Orchids, 253-255. Orcos, Lake of, 166-167. Ore, Geronimo de, 177. Orellana, 236. Organista (bird), 249. Orinoco, 233, 236, 290. Pacay (fruit), 23, 57. Paccari-tampu, 178, 179. Pachacamac, 40-47, 48, 148, 174, 177, 178, 214, 218, 299. Paichi (fish), 247. Palma, Ricardo, 129-132, 303, 304. Palta (alligator-pear), 57, 122, 198. Paraguay, 107, 237. Parrots, 45, 185, 240-241. Passion-flower, 50, 58, 113, 128. See granadilla. Pastasa, 237. Patagonia, 37, 62, 265. Paucartampu, 231. Paul III, 95. Paytiti, 233. Peccaries, 248, 288. Pedro, San, 111, 112. See Jesuits. Petroleum, 32. Philae, 164. Philip II, 24, 92, 216, 217. Pica, 53-63. Picante (sauce), 23, 60. Pirates, 76, 81-83. See buccaneers, freebooters, El Dorado. Pisco, Candelabrum of, 20-21. Pizarro, Francisco, 69, 70, 73, 140. Gonzalo, 89, 236. Hernando, 41. Plague, bubonic, 21. Plata, Duque de la, 86. Pliny, 152. Poncho (cloak), 57, 221. Poopo, Lake of, 169. Potosí, 78, 154. Prescott, 302. Prios, 287. Puma, 45, 171, 194, 243. Puna (table-land), 3, 4, 31, 137, 146-147, 150-151, 156, 184, 227, 247. See Andes. Quebradas (gorges), 165. Quena (flute), 131, 135, 224. Quichua (language of Indians), 134, 175, 176, 221, 301. Quick-silver, See mercury. Quinine, See cinchona. Quipus (system of knots), 69, 156, 160, 191, 302. Quito, 303. Races, See Indians. Rainbow, (cuychi), 159, 191, 206, 296-298; lunar, 60. Raleigh, 76, 236. Rig-Veda, 202. Rimac, 66, 103, 104. Rivers, buried, 4, 31, 54, 55. See irrigation, valleys. Rosa, Santa, 47, 102, 114-120. Rubber, 6, 10, 238. Ruins, 10, 35, 42, 43, 46, 51, 104, 160, 161, 162-164, 182-187, 299. See Chanchan, Pachacamac, Sachsahuaman, Tiahuanacu. Sachsahuaman, 179, 200-201, 208, 223. Salcamayhua, 175. San Benito, (mantle), 98. Sayri Tupac, 214, 215. Seals, 18, 37. Seville, 79. Shelley, 13. Shore, See coast. Silver and gold, See gold and silver, mines. Sloth, 263, 273, 280-282. Soroche (mountain-sickness), 72, 148. Soto, Hernando de, 69. South Sea Islands, 164. Southey, Robert, 85, 302, 304. Spain, 74; cost to, of El Dorado, 85; gold, a curse to, 76-83; Inquisition in, 95; missionaries of, 8, 50; Peru as near unto heaven as, 9; vicuña garments taken to, 24, 189. See Andalusia, Seville, viceroys. Spaniards, Arab blood of, 7-8; arrival of, 68-73; conquerors, 24, 49, 72, 76; coca spoken of by, 181; coming foreshadowed, 66-67; greed of, 160; at Guatavitá, 235; Incas as treated by, 214-221; Inca empire destroyed by, 198; Indians as treated by, 89-91, 220, 221; in jungle, 236; mines of, 154, see mines; pirates harass, 82; rainbow a symbol to, 298; treasure sought by, 79, 167, 171; viceroy served by, 85. See Almagro, Candia, Carvajal, cinchona, gold and silver, Indians, Orellana, Philip II, Pisco, Pizarro, Plata, Soto. Spenser, 141, 273. Squier, E. G., 200, 299. State Papers, Calendar of, 82, 302. Stonehenge, 164. Stübel, Alfons, 63, 304. Sugar, 6, 35, 43, 131, 143. Sun, (Inti), arms of the, 72; blood of the, 300; body of the, 72; Children of the, 9, 145, 179, 200, 211, 223; City of the, 72; cliff sacred to, 171; daughter of the, 136; empire of the, 198, 207; Father of Incas, 68, 131, 170, 174, 188, 195; festivals of the, 207-213; flocks of the, 170, 175; gold belonged to, 66, 77; god of Incas, 34, 39, 42, 159, 176, 193, 203, 282; Incas doubt divinity of, 209-210; labor given the, 194; land of the, 34, 203, 296; messengers of the, 185, 205, 208; parentage of the, 175; priests of the, 41, 206; ritual, 40; sacrifices to the, 211-212; service of the, 202-213; Setting of the, 70; temples of the, 40-42, 66, 89, 174, 196, 204-206, 223, 298; Virgins of the, 40, 41, 43, 172, 184, 189, 207, 212; worship of the, 41, 43, 49, 175, 178, 198, 223, 285, 301, 302. See gold and silver. Surumpe (snow-blindness), 149. Tamarugo (tree), 54. Tambo (inn), 185. Tambo de Mora, 36. Tapir, 248, 272. Tarapacá, 54, 55, 56. Thunder and lightning, 4, 29, 67, 71, 105, 205, 212. Tiahuanacu, 162-164, 176, 200, 299. Titicaca, Lake, 167-173, 179. Toribio, Santo, 102. Torture, See Inquisition. Totora (reed), 168. Treasure, buried, 36, 42, 49, 51, 71, 73, 81, 83; buried in lakes, 66, 80, 166-167, 171, 235; of churches, 88, 99; fleets of, 9, 76-83, 302; in Luna, 84. See gold and silver. Tschudi, Juan de, 80, 211, 299. Tuaregs, 27. Tumpinambaranas, 233. Tundoy, or tunduli (drum), 291. Tupac Amaru, 216, 217; Condorcanqui, called, 220, 221. Uiracocha, Con Tici, 164, 175; god of all Quichua-speaking people, 176; Huayna Ccapac speaks of, 66; identified with Pachacamac, 41, 174; identities of, 175-176; Incas produced by, 179; Son of Sun, 178; Spaniards called after, 71-72, 220; in Tarapacá, 55. Ulloa, 236, 303. Uzaque (chieftain), 234. Valleys, of desert, 3, 6, 35, 39, 40, 43, 47, 48, 53, 57, 103-105, see Pica; of mountains, 6, 144, 147, 165, 166, 197, 198, 215, 224; of jungle, 240-244, 246, see Amazon. See rivers. Vega, Garcilasso de la, 37, 89, 171, 185, 186, 194, 214, 215, 216, 300-301. Veragua, 265. Viceroys, 85-87, 96-98, 102, 117, 139. Vicuñas, 24, 149, 153, 155-156, 189, 207. See llamas. Viscachas (animal), 147, 155. Yaravis (music of Indians), 134. Yareta (moss), 225. Ychu (grass), 225. Yucay, 165, 170, 215. Yuncas, 38, 39, 51, 126, 128, 282. See Chimus. Yupanqui, Tupac Inca, 41, 49, 162, 186, 198, 209, 231. Zarate, 184. Zerda, 235.

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