. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. rectedto have been on the shore of the lake. A great terracedmound of earth, supported by stone walls, having an area of620 by 450 feet and a height of 50 feet, is called a fortress,and also a palace. Long used as a stone quarry for the erec-tion of buildings in neighl)oring towns, even in La Paz, 60miles distant, it is now in an extremely dilapidated excavations of treasure seekers as well as of scientistshave also contributed to its ruin. About a quarter of a mile from the station is a construc-tion, generally regarded as a sacre
. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. rectedto have been on the shore of the lake. A great terracedmound of earth, supported by stone walls, having an area of620 by 450 feet and a height of 50 feet, is called a fortress,and also a palace. Long used as a stone quarry for the erec-tion of buildings in neighl)oring towns, even in La Paz, 60miles distant, it is now in an extremely dilapidated excavations of treasure seekers as well as of scientistshave also contributed to its ruin. About a quarter of a mile from the station is a construc-tion, generally regarded as a sacred enclosure, which has theform of a rectangle, 388 by 445 feet, marked by granite blocks15 feet apart and 8 or 10 feet high, conspicuous objects onthe brown plain, reminding of Stonehenge. These monolithsare supposed to have been part of a wall, the spaces betweenfilled in with rough stones, A temple may have stood within,but of this there are no remains. A massive monolithic gate-way, broken and apparently not in its original position, may 142. MONOLnniC GATEWAY, TIAUl ANACO
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