The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . nges onbare rock, the kara, a tall Yucca or Dasylirion-like plantwith fleshy, dentated leaves and sharp spines, grows in pro-fusion. The popular Spanish name for this singular andquite abundant vegetable type is comida de oso (literally,bear food). It is especially abundant on the northern slopesof the Calvario and of Ticani. A number of plants growupon the Island, which are used by the Indians for medicinalpurposes, or are known to them as having medicinal proper-ties. Mrs. Bandelier collected and sent to the Museum anumber of plants, gathered
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . nges onbare rock, the kara, a tall Yucca or Dasylirion-like plantwith fleshy, dentated leaves and sharp spines, grows in pro-fusion. The popular Spanish name for this singular andquite abundant vegetable type is comida de oso (literally,bear food). It is especially abundant on the northern slopesof the Calvario and of Ticani. A number of plants growupon the Island, which are used by the Indians for medicinalpurposes, or are known to them as having medicinal proper-ties. Mrs. Bandelier collected and sent to the Museum anumber of plants, gathered under the direction of an Indianmedicine-man on the Island. The list appended containsabout twenty species used for healing and for sorcery, twopractices which are inseparable among the Indians. Be-sides, there are some which the Indians do not care to indi-cate to the stranger. One of the most common and mostgenerally used of these medicinal plants is the verbena. Plate X The Indian authorities (Ilacata and Alcalde) of Challaon Titicaca Island. THE ISLANDS OF TITICACA AND KOATI 47 Shrubbery grows mostly along the lines of abandonedandenes, and in and among the ruins. It forms the dark-green lines that striate the steep slopes of the Island andgives them a peculiar aspect from a distance. The hand-some shrub of the country, the red cantuta, is found atPucara (m) and at several other places on declivities facingthe north. It is possible that this beautiful shrub was trans-planted thither from the mainland during colonial times. In shallow bays like that of Challa, and in the inlets form-ing the shores of southern Kona, the useful totora grows ina belt of varying width. It is only at Challa that its growthis sufficient to permit the construction of balsas. The sup-ply at Kona is too small, hence the Indians of the haciendaof Yumani are dependent upon those of Challa for the mate-rial for the ferry on which they cross the Yampupatachannel. Animal life is by no means scarce, but mo
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