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Page 126
... Tiahuanaco , are the remains of the most ancient edifices of the southern continent . Here , at the time of the conquest of this territory by Mayta Capac , the fourth Inca , was the city of Tiahuanaco , remarkable for its great and ...
... Tiahuanaco , are the remains of the most ancient edifices of the southern continent . Here , at the time of the conquest of this territory by Mayta Capac , the fourth Inca , was the city of Tiahuanaco , remarkable for its great and ...
Page 143
... Tiahuanaco , and we are assured that the buildings of Cuzco became the models of those subsequently constructed by the Incas , through- out their dominions . Of the structures at Tiahuanaco only vague descriptions exist , but sufficient ...
... Tiahuanaco , and we are assured that the buildings of Cuzco became the models of those subsequently constructed by the Incas , through- out their dominions . Of the structures at Tiahuanaco only vague descriptions exist , but sufficient ...
Page 144
... Tiahuanaco , confirms this statement . Tiaguanico is not a very large town , but it is deserving of no- tice , on account of the great edifices which are still to be seen in it near the principal of these , is an artificial hill raised ...
... Tiahuanaco , confirms this statement . Tiaguanico is not a very large town , but it is deserving of no- tice , on account of the great edifices which are still to be seen in it near the principal of these , is an artificial hill raised ...
Page 145
... rough condi- dition , ready to be worked , and similar in its dimensions to some of those at Tiahuanaco . - Mercurio Peruano , vol . v . p . 261 . Vega , adds that the natives believed , that these 19 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES . 145.
... rough condi- dition , ready to be worked , and similar in its dimensions to some of those at Tiahuanaco . - Mercurio Peruano , vol . v . p . 261 . Vega , adds that the natives believed , that these 19 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES . 145.
Page 146
... Tiahuanaco , from which they are said to have been copied . Among these , we find the re- mains of a fortress upon a hill near the city , and also the ruins of the Temple of the Sun. Their walls , parts of which are still in perfect ...
... Tiahuanaco , from which they are said to have been copied . Among these , we find the re- mains of a fortress upon a hill near the city , and also the ruins of the Temple of the Sun. Their walls , parts of which are still in perfect ...
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