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The conquistadors were awed by the lakeside cities and by the largest city, which appeared to float on the water like Venice on a more dramatic scale.
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“to be in this place”
“on this lake with these cities arranged around its edges and the biggest city of all appeared to be floating on the water like Venice except even more dramatic with its high”Play from 1:19:19Report a misattribution
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