The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-10-24

"0HE traveller who II able 10 en-
dure high attitudes will look
about the world today be-
fore finding more pic
turesque or interesting historic spot
than the region OF the Peruvian
Andes. the original home OF the Incns.
CuzcO. the City Of the Sun. was their
capital and the seat OF the old dynasty
that ruled an empire extending from
Quito I'm Ecuador to the southern coast
of Chile.
Here on the west coast OF South
America there existed a civilization IN
the early part OF the sixteenth CEN
fury when the Spanish conquerors ar
rived which was more advanced and
productive OF agricultural results. es-
pecially. than that which has been
seen since under the rule OF the Peru
vians Of Spanish stock. writes Clayton
Sedgwick Cooper I'm Christian Herald.
Although these Inca remains are
found throughout the Andean sections
OF Peru. the capital city of these races
OF men. who lived and worked and
carried on an ordered civilization long
before our fa.-. North American lands
were discovered or settled. continues
20 be the great center OF interest to
those who find In these early ruling
races OF South America subjects OF
fascinating study. Every part OF Cuzco
Is remindful OF the past II Is one OF
the most antique and spectacular of
cities IL Is too remote to have been
very thoroughly modernlzed as yet.
though n railway recently built, and
n n
meets IL with the west coast at Mol
1endo. after a two days train ride.
"Sorochee." or mountain sicirnes IS. In
common TO travellers visiting these
lofty regions where one reaches over
1900 feet above sea-Ievel- Yet the
proximity to the equator Chords a ell
mate capable Of permitting many kinds
of agriculture on the rolling plains and
In the rich valleys OF this mountain
world White men are comparatively
few. Mixed breeds abound. The In
dams do virtually all the work. and
under conditions that resemble slav-
cry much too closely.
Strange Scenes In the City.
As one enters Cuzco through a wide
green valley studded frequently with
Indian villages. he finds this old and
famous seat OF power lying I'm d hollow
OF the hills. with green mountains all
about and an air OF remoteness and
age afforded by the decaying buildings
and great Inca walls and temples. II
r. ut once evident that the city with
It's wide plnzas was built for q much
larger population than that which r.
found there today. The sanitary con-
dition OF the town reminds one of
Seoul. Korea. before the Japanese ar
rived The medieval air OF ecciesfas-
ticism r. feit I'm the old churches. the
cathedral. and I'm the monasteries filled
with Spanish priests. The Indians |
whose famous capital here at Cuzco |
ruled the land. now sell their trinkets |
and vegetables I'm the market places |
under picturesque booths and clad In |
their even more picturesque ponchos |
and nat. round hats. or bend double |
beneath their heavy loads m they trot |
through the winding streets.
The Plaza des Armes Of Cuxco n |
unforgettable. II T. q sen Of color. |
color everywhere There are Indian |
men and women In varfegated clothing |
from the distant Sierraa modern |
cholos wearing hats made IN Germany: |
. team Of mules drugs the sntiquated
Cuxco horsecar and long trains Of /
Iofty-necked llamas sweep By you each
with his back-full Of alpaca from the
high Interiors
shops and Their keepera.
We called II . fourringed circus.
snd so II r.: - you cit IN THE grsat ]