The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . with great and many dances carried them to the Islandin procession; there they put them in a large square calledAucaypata, where the festival was celebrated. Therewas the great temple of six doors, where no Colla Indianwas allowed to enter or assist at the feast. After having placed the idols they took off their foot-gear, their mantles, and prostrating themselves before themthey worshiped, the principal one beginning and the othersfollowing, all taking off their Llautos or diadems. Firstthey worshiped the statue of the sun, then that of the moo
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . with great and many dances carried them to the Islandin procession; there they put them in a large square calledAucaypata, where the festival was celebrated. Therewas the great temple of six doors, where no Colla Indianwas allowed to enter or assist at the feast. After having placed the idols they took off their foot-gear, their mantles, and prostrating themselves before themthey worshiped, the principal one beginning and the othersfollowing, all taking off their Llautos or diadems. Firstthey worshiped the statue of the sun, then that of the moon,afterward that of thunder and the other idols; since eachone had its particular effigy. The sun they represented inthe form of an Inca of gold, of so much jewelry and bril-liancy as to cause awe; the moon as a queen of silver;thunder as an Indian of silver, also very brilliant. Whenthe prostrations and adorations were over they raised their lA/^J. ! Plate LXXI 1. Map of the Island of Koati. 2. Longitudinal and transverseprofile of Koati. THE RUINS ON THE ISLAND OF KOATI 279 hands, making with the lips as if kissing them, just as chil-dren do when they wave a kiss to some beloved followed the dances, banquets, and amusements,which were the end and aim of all their efforts; and to-dayeven they have not improved much.^^ The square called Aucaypata must have been in theimmediate vicinity of the Sacred Rock, and the word is aQuichua name, for, very probably, the level at the foot ofthe cliff, or the square called by the Aymara Tican-Aychi. The procession started from Copacavana, hencethere was, at Copacavana also, a statue of the sun-fatherand one of the moon-mother; aside from that of the princi-pal idol called Copacavana and described as a head like thatof a sphinx without hands or feet.^* The two effigies wereregarded as those of man and wife, and superior to otherInca idols, but their peregrination to the Island was atribute of respect to the shrine estab
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