Ilay, Arequipa, Lampa, Acopia, Cuzco, Echarati, Chulituqui, Tunkini, ParuitchaScribner, Armstrong, 1875 |
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ajoupa Antis appeared Apurimac Arequipa arrived Astuto Atahuallpa Ayaviri Aymaras birds Blanche-Epine Bobo called canoe century cerros Chahuaris charming chicha chief cholos Chontaquiros chuño church Cocabambillas colour companions Conibos Conquest Cordillera cross Cuzco descended distance Echarati edifices eyes father feet flowers friends hacienda hair hand head honour hour Huascar Incas Indians indigenes inhabitants journey kind Lampa landscape leaving look maize manner Mayta Capac Medina miles monks monsieur mountains mozo mules nature neighbouring night o'clock Occobamba occupied passed Peru Peruvian piastres pleasure present province Quebrada Quichua Quillabamba Santa Aña Quiquijana rafts rapid reader replied river road rocks roof round rowers Santa Aña savages served shore Sicuani side Sierra sleep smile Spanish square STANFORD stones stream took trachyte traveller turn Urubamba valley vegetation village Viracocha walls woman women Yupanqui
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