The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . t from alagune in this country of Peru, in the province of CoUasuyo,there came a chief called Con Tici Viracocha who, they say,had with him a certain number of people, which numberthey do not recollect. And after he had sallied from thislagune, he went from there to a site that is close to thislagune, where to-day is a village called Tiaguanaco, in theaforesaid province of the Collao. And as he went thither,he and his own, forthwith there improvisedly, they say, thathe made the sun and day, and ordered the sun to move inthe course it now moves a
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . t from alagune in this country of Peru, in the province of CoUasuyo,there came a chief called Con Tici Viracocha who, they say,had with him a certain number of people, which numberthey do not recollect. And after he had sallied from thislagune, he went from there to a site that is close to thislagune, where to-day is a village called Tiaguanaco, in theaforesaid province of the Collao. And as he went thither,he and his own, forthwith there improvisedly, they say, thathe made the sun and day, and ordered the sun to move inthe course it now moves and afterward, they say, he madethe stars and the moon. Of this Con Tici Viracocha they J .i\\ a1 Plate LXXVIIIObjects in gold from the Islands of Titicaca and Koati Bangles of gold-leaf from the vicinity of the Sacred Rock. 3, 4, Golden pins fromthe level in front of the Sacred Rock. 5, 6. Llamas of gold from above Human figure, of gold (offering) from same place. 8. Animal fig-ure of solid gold-leaf from the Island of Koati (see text).. f
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