The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . and massiveness. These are, in the north the Soratagroup, in the center the Ka-Ka-a-Ka (Karka-Jaque),and in the south Illimani. Intermediate summits, whilebold, are less imposing. Of these three pillars of the chainwe know that Illimani was the object of special worship onthe part of the inhabitants of its surroundings; Hila-uma-ni(as its true name seems to be) being regarded as the mostpowerful fetish by the Indians around La Paz.^^ At thebase of Ka-Ka-a-Ka, the tribes of Pucardni had theirspecial shrine with a large stone idol.^^ To the Indian
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . and massiveness. These are, in the north the Soratagroup, in the center the Ka-Ka-a-Ka (Karka-Jaque),and in the south Illimani. Intermediate summits, whilebold, are less imposing. Of these three pillars of the chainwe know that Illimani was the object of special worship onthe part of the inhabitants of its surroundings; Hila-uma-ni(as its true name seems to be) being regarded as the mostpowerful fetish by the Indians around La Paz.^^ At thebase of Ka-Ka-a-Ka, the tribes of Pucardni had theirspecial shrine with a large stone idol.^^ To the Indians ofthe shores of Lake Titicaca (especially of the two Islands)Illampu and its twin brother are as impressive as the twofirst-named are for their vicinity. Therefore it is not im-possible that among the people on the Lake the Soratapeaks were the most prominent fetishes together with Titi-kala, and that the Incas, who already had adopted the Acha- Plate LXX 1. Ground-plan of ruins in the bottom of southern Kona. 2. Ceilings of niches. ^ r> ;,T£jr:^;:-»i^3H^*.\
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