NO. 2 



SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I918 



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At the western side of Pando there are the remains of a fine 

 though small palace or temple. Although it is only ahout 85 feet 

 scjuare, this little huilding- is remarkable on account of the attractive 

 arabesque patterns made in the stucco coating- of the walls. (See 

 fig. 74.) The western end of the main room was provided with a 

 platform raised some 3 feet above the rest of the floor. Behind 

 this there was a passage (fig. 75) which led to other apartments. 

 It is not now possible to know exactly what sort of roof there was, 

 for the wind has eroded the tops of the walls and signs of roof 

 beams or joists are no longer visible. The present inhabitants of this 



hiG. 75. — Corridor of the small palace at Pando. A dwelling of present 

 inhabitants in the background of the picture. 



ruin are a wretched Indian family who live in the crude shelter made 

 of burlap and old gasoline cans seen in figure 75. 



From Lima Mr. Means went to Arequipa and La Paz and while 

 at the latter place he visited Tiahuanaco. There are, besides, 

 several related sites in the region, notably Pumapuncu Llojepaya 

 and A'iacha, which are almost unknown. The chief collections 

 studied at La Paz were those of Messrs. Federico Diaz de Medina. 

 Agustin de Rada. Arturo Posnansky, and that of the Museo Nacional 

 (directed by Sr. Jauregui.) 



From Bolivia, Mr. Means went to Piura in northern Peru. There 

 he hoped to find much archeological material, but various sorts of 

 grave plunderers had preceded him. and archeological sites are ap- 

 parently few. The collections of Dr. Victor Eguiguren (of Piura) 

 and of D. Luis Elias y Elias (of Morropon) were examined. 



