Obeisance, mark of, ii, 38 Oracles, consultation of, ii, 103, 131 Palta, a fruit, i, 16, 73, 99, 234 Pepinos, i, 234; ii, 212 Posts and runners, system of, ii. 64, 65, 66 Potatoes, i, 360 Priest. (_See_ High Priest.) Queen of the Ynca, selection, ii, 24 Quichua. (_See_ Language.) Quipus. (_See_ Accounts, Records.) Rain, absence of on the coast, i, 214 Recitations of wise men, ii, 32 Records and memorials of the Yncas, ii, 28; system of recording events, ii, 29 Religion (_See_ Yncas): of the Cañaris, i, 162; of the Huancavilcas, i, 181; of the Mantos, i, 183; of the Huamanchucos, i, 289; of the Canas, i, 357; of the Collas, i, 366; of the Huanucas, i, 285; of the Huancas, i, 299; of the coast people, i, 221 Retribution on Spaniards for cruelty to the Indians, i, 422, 423 Riches of the Yncas, ii, 39. (_See_ Treasure.) Roads, Ynca, i, 153, 217, 253, 287, 290, 293, 302, 320, 326; ii, 42-44; posts, ii, 64, 65, 66; road of Chincha sayu, ii, 177, 204; road from Cuzco to Quito, ii, 183 Runners, system of, ii, 64, 65 Sacrifices, human, practice much exaggerated by Spaniards; but the author does not deny its existence, ii, 79, 80; account of, ii, 87, 89, 103 Sarsaparilla, i, 200, 395 Silver at Potosi, i, 388; at Charcas, i, 385 Skulls, custom of flattening, i, 96, 363 Snakes, war with, ii, 166 Statistics, Ynca system of, i, 57 Sun, temple of, at Cuzco, ii, 83-85; figure of, lost, ii, 97, 98 _Temples._ Ccuri-cancha at Cuzco, i, 328, 385; ii, 9, 22, 23, 71, 83, 85, 101, 103, 158, 203; of Huanacauri, ii, 14, 18, 20, 22, 87, 101, 103, 107; of Ancocagua, i, 357; ii, 88, 89; of Coropuna, ii, 89; of Vilcañota, ii, 88, 134, 169; of Pachacamac, i, 251, 253, 254; ii, 90, 187, 211, 213 Traditions, of bearded men at Titicaca, ii, 4; of a strange man of great stature, ii, 5; of the brethren of Paccari-tampu, ii, 12, 13 Treasure, ii, 39; lost, ii, 42, 97, 98 (_see_ Gold); treasure of the Yncas, ii, 39, 40 Trees of Peru, i, 129, 142, 235, 239, 397, 401; fruit trees, i, 234 Tribute, ii, 51-56 Vice, absence of, ii, 78 _Yncas_, ceremonies, ii, 18, 19, 20; wife, children, ii, 26, 27; memorials of, 28, 32; mummies of deceased, i, 226; ii, 30, 31; forethought of, ii, 37; mark of obeisance to, ii, 38; riches of, ii, 39, 40; attendance on, ii, 41; roads of, ii, 42-44; hunts, 45, 46; method of conquest, ii, 47-49; system of colonising, ii, 50, 67; tribute, ii, 51-56; statistics, ii, 57; audit of accounts, ii, 61; organisation of labour, ii, 58; governors appointed by, ii, 59; order of marching, ii, 73; punishment of offences, ii, 74, 81; partition of land, ii, 75; journeys, ii, 76; absence of vicious practices, ii, 78; morality, ii, 80; councillors, ii, 81; astronomical knowledge, ii, 82 LONDON: WHITING AND CO., LIMITED, SARDINIA STREET, LINCOLN’S-INN-FIELDS. FOOTNOTES: [1] See p. 34. [2] Introduction, p. xviii.