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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo17amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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A Glimpse into the Quichua Country of Southern Bolivia By L E () E. MILLER Le!i<li'i-of tlie Amciii-Mii Museum's Smitli Aiiu-ricau P^xiteflitinn, 11115 lltHi THE boundaries of the Inean Empire had gradually been extended until within five hundred years after the arrival of Maneo Capac and Mama Occlo, sup- posed Children of the Sun, it cov- ered nearly one third of the Soutli American conti- nent. Near the middle of the six- teenth century, when Pizarro and his insatiable band invaded the sacred precincts of Atahualpa's do- minion, the star of the Inca seemed to have reached the apex of its ascendancy. Under the benefi- cent rule of their venerated sover- eign, the several tribes lived con- tentedl)', if not always peace- fully ; agriculture thrived; arts and crafts were en- couraged ; and, responsive to the efforts of many thou- sands of laborers, numerous mines poured a constant stream of precious metals into the kingdom, adding to its wealth and splendor.
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(^uicliu.as of tlie large towns, who have come into contact with the Bolivians, no longer wear the original native costume (see page 412). Their highly varnished straw hats, for instance, are a radii-al change from the skin headgear of the highlands. They have not, however, lost their habits of thrift, and trudge along the roads spin- ning industrioiifly We are all familiar with accounts of the advanced state of civilization, gov- ernmental organization, and fabulous riches of the ancient nation. Temples, palaces, and forts —stately edifices of hewn stone— dotted the moun- tain-sides and crowned the emi- nences ; beauti- fully constructed highways con- nected many of the remote dis- tricts with the capital; countless lierds of llamas fed on the slopes, and streams of water, flowing through a system of aqueducts, poured into the heretofore arid wastes, and trans- formed them into fruitful fields ca- pable of support- ing a numerous population. The present-day re- publics of Ecua- dor, Peru, and Bolivia, as well as a part of Colomliia and C'liile, were in- cluded within tbc limits of the vast empire. Suddenly a dark clnud appeared on tlie horizon and omens of evil import 407

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