Parascotopetl

Parascotopetl

Parascotopetl, "the Matterhorn of the Andes," is a fictitious mountain of Ecuador that appears in H. G. Wells' short story "The Country of the Blind". The inhabitants of a valley in the mountain's shadow are all blind from birth.

The name is clearly invented but, intriguingly for a mountain located in South America, appears to be Nahuatl in form.

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* " [http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/H_G_Herbert_George_Wells/The_Door_in_the_Wall_And_Other_Stories/The_Country_of_the_Blind_p1.html The Country of the Blind] " – story text


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