Peruvian Coast

39 Payta: The Guano Islands 40 Lima: General Aspect and Buildings 46 Life and Society in Lima 51 Mollendo and the Peruvian Southern Railway 54 First View of the Andes 56 The Desert of Western Peru 57 The City of Arequipa 60 The Volcano of El Misti 61 Oriental Aspect of Arequipa 64 Character of the People of Arequipa 66 A Story from Colonial Days 69 CHAPTER III CUZCO AND THE LAND OF THE INCAS Physical Character of Peru 75 Crossing of the Andes from Arequipa to the Central Plateau of Lake Titicaca 80 Scenery of the Valley from the Plateau to Cuzco 81 One of the Sources of the Amazon 86 Market Day at Sicuani: The Quichua Indians 88 Cuzco: Its Situation and Aspect 95 The Spanish Buildings at Cuzco 96 The Ancient Buildings: Inca Walls 102 The Prehistoric Fortress of Sacsahuaman 107 Impression made by the Remains of Ancient Peruvian Work 114 Historical Associations of Cuzco 114 [Note on the Fortress Walls of Sacsahuaman] 118 CHAPTER IV 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 public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@45961@[email protected]#Page_135" class="pginternal"