The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
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Its total fall from the foot - hills of the Andes to the Atlantic is very slight , not over three or four hundred feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a ...
Its total fall from the foot - hills of the Andes to the Atlantic is very slight , not over three or four hundred feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a ...
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Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad ...
Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad ...
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In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed fortifications to protect their borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea .
In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed fortifications to protect their borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea .
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One in which Squier spent the night was 180 feet in length , with rooms forming three sides of a court . The country of the Incas had every variety of climate , and the products were those of every part of the new world .
One in which Squier spent the night was 180 feet in length , with rooms forming three sides of a court . The country of the Incas had every variety of climate , and the products were those of every part of the new world .
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