The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . of stone and many sacrificialofferings were discovered in the early part of the seven-teenth century,^^ and Pomata, whither the Dominicans (thefirst missionaries of these sections) withdrew after the mis-sions from Chucuito to Copacavana had been unjustly takenaway from them; Juli,^® concealed by its promontory ofgray and pale green.^^ In the dim distance appear some ofthe ^Nevados that separate the Lake region from the vol-canic ranges above Moquegua—the Cavalluni, the Uilca-conga, and others. They appear as patches of perpetualsnow rising betw
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . of stone and many sacrificialofferings were discovered in the early part of the seven-teenth century,^^ and Pomata, whither the Dominicans (thefirst missionaries of these sections) withdrew after the mis-sions from Chucuito to Copacavana had been unjustly takenaway from them; Juli,^® concealed by its promontory ofgray and pale green.^^ In the dim distance appear some ofthe ^Nevados that separate the Lake region from the vol-canic ranges above Moquegua—the Cavalluni, the Uilca-conga, and others. They appear as patches of perpetualsnow rising between arid ranges. That part of Peru has aconsiderable population of Aymara-speaking Indians, andunder Spanish rule was very thrifty,^^ but it lacks, abso-lutely, the picturesque element in nature. That same region,however, abounds in ancient ruins which yet await Facing the prow of the steamer, in the southeast, thereadvances into the Lake what seems to be a long promontorycapped by rugged mountains of moderate elevation. The. .ilM ^?rv # m <^ PALLAYA LONGITUDINAL SECTION OFTITICACA ISL. KOA CHUYU
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