PROJECT REDBOOK: B
BOLIVIA, SORATA
– A French Jesuit priest tells of his exploration of the San Pedro cave on Mt. Illampu, near Lake Titicaca. Entered via a crawlspace and opening out into a vast underground lake, the priest claimed to have rowed a small boat for hours until the cavern narrowed and gave way to a trail barred by an enormous gate of wrought iron with all of the characteristics of 17th-century Spanish ironwork. He could not penetrate beyond the barrier so he turned back.