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Peru: a land of contrast

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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.