ished? for
the work of obliterating all space in these rooms with loose earth
must have been almost as great as the construction of the building in
itself."<38> So it seems that in the fortress-mounds also we meet with
this same mysterious feature--rooms filled with earth.

Illustration of Fortress Mound.----------------

The Huatica Valley was also the location of a famous temple--at least
such are the traditions--and ruins are pointed out as being those of the
temple in question. It is simply an immense, large inclosed square, of
some forty-nine acres. On each side of this square there is a huge mass
of ruins, and another in the center. In our next illustration we have
a portion of the wall surrounding the ruins on the south side of the
supposed temple. This is the largest of the group of ruins. The walls
are seventy feet high; the area at the top is over five acres. Here,
again, we notice the same mysterious feature already referred to, for
"on the top of this were also discernible the outlines of large square
rooms, filled up, as all the others, even to the topmost height of
seventy feet, with earth or clay."

Illustration of Temple Wall.----------------------

This cut is given as a fort, meaning thereby a fortress-mound, such as
we have already described. It is said to be situated to one side of the
temple. From this we understand that the wall seen in the cut is that
already mentioned as inclosing the temple. Another ruined fortress found
in this valley is given earlier.

Illustration of Fortress, Huatica Valley.-----------------

Twenty miles south of Lima, in the valley of the river Lurin, is an
important field of ruins, known as Pachacamac, which is still the name
of a small village in the neighborhood. We give a general view of the
ruins. The principal point of interest, about it is the ruins of an old
temple. Traditionally, this, is one of the most interesting points in
Peru. All the coast tribes were very superstitious. We have already
referred to the celebrated temple near Lima. The temple at Pachacamac
was of still greater renown. Arriaga, a famous ecclesiastic, took an
active part in extirpating their idolatrous belief. From his accounts,
it seems they were much addicted to fortune-telling. Their gods were
made to give out oracles and their temples became renowned just in
proportion as their priests were shrewd in this matter.

Illustration of Pachacamac.--------------------

Tho