Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . To the eastward are three large squares ofrubble stone, probably the burial-places of some ofthe plehs. The direction of the structure in itslength runs from north to south, and the decli-vities of the terraces on the top go from nearlythe centre;—the greater number being on thenorthern side. It is 95 feet of elevation in thehighest part. It has an average width of 55 yardson the summit, and a total length of 428 compass bearings, its track is from , and its terraces or esplanades at top measureas follow: — 1st grade
Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . To the eastward are three large squares ofrubble stone, probably the burial-places of some ofthe plehs. The direction of the structure in itslength runs from north to south, and the decli-vities of the terraces on the top go from nearlythe centre;—the greater number being on thenorthern side. It is 95 feet of elevation in thehighest part. It has an average width of 55 yardson the summit, and a total length of 428 compass bearings, its track is from , and its terraces or esplanades at top measureas follow: — 1st grade 90 yards Ion s^^y 52 broad 2nd „ . 130 )> >j GO „ 3rd „ 38 >> M 52 „ 4th „ 45 )) )> 54 „ 5th „ 40 >> >> 59 „ Gth „ 85 yards, nHdtip] 8G „ Sum total 428 iod by 3 giving 1,284 feet, which may be observedas anotlior multiple of 12. But the most wonderful part of this mound ^ This is tlu bi^diest, as the measurements are reckoned fromsouth-cast to north-west. CIIAI. \l\. I IMMIlNSIl WALL oi n(||\i;AN. 200. SKKTCn OK IOI OF IIUACA OP JlLIANA (oil OCHAKAN).
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