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On page 1, buried up to his neck in the snow by the Incans and left to freeze, Indy uses Hindi body control to make himself vomit up the coca he was forced to drink that is sapping his strength. He may have learned Hindi body control when he was a boy staying at the Hindu National College in Benares, India in "Journey of Radiance".

 

On page 3, Indy uses his leather jacket as an impromptu sled to get down the snow-covered mountain, thinking, It worked in the Himalayas. This is a reference to he, Short Round, and Willie Scott sliding down a Himalayan mountain on an inflatable raft in The Temple of Doom.

 

Searching for a cave or burrow to take shelter in for the night, Indy discovers a lean-to type structure of sticks, grass, and mud. He thinks it is a tambo. A tambo is an Incan structure built as an administrative or military waypoint along the Incan roads, generally spaced about a day's travel apart. But tambos were much more solid structures of stone, actual buildings, not the essentially temporary lean-to Indy finds here.

 

On page 5, Indy asks the apparition that appears before him, "Quien es usted?" and "Demasiado pequeño para mi." These are Spanish for "Who are you?" and "Too small for me."

 

On page 6, Indy says, "Ay, viejo!" This is Spanish for "Oh, old man!"

 

At the bottom of page 6, Indy tells the baby llama that attempts to follow him to "am-scray". "Am-scray" is Pig Latin for "scram". Pig Latin is a simplistic way of modifying English words to hide their meaning from those who aren't familiar with the modification rules. Indy also used the word affectionately with Short Round in The Temple of Doom.

 

On page 7, the old man says, "Hola, señor." This is Spanish for "Hello, sir."

 

The old man takes Indy to the island village of Taquili (sic). Taquile is an actual island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca.

 

On page 8, the old man tells Indy he can sleep in the trader's hut of the village and Indy responds, "Muchas gracias." This is Spanish for "Thank you very much."

 

When recalls where the balance point of Incan stone doors is located, the old man says, "Eeyo!" This is Quechan for "Yes, it is!"

 

On page 11, Indy calls out for the old man as abuelo. This is Spanish for "grandfather".

 

On page 14, Indy greets the gold-covered mummy of Pachacuti. Pachacuti, you will recall, was the monarch of the Inca Empire in the early to mid-15th Century, as told in the study of "The Arms of Gold" Part 1. In that issue, Francisca tells Indy the Incan mythology claims the golden forearms covering the mummy of Pachacuti were said to have taken on that emperor's power to shape stones (fanciful additions to the actual Incan mythology).

 

A.P.R.A. is, again, the American People's Revolutionary Alliance, which Dr. Huertas mentioned he has been a supporter of in "The Arms of Gold" Part 2.

 

At the bottom of page 14, the Villac Venu shouts, "Alto!" This is Spanish for "Stop!"

 

As the confrontation/shootout between the Incans and Reed-Whitby's men begins on page 15, one of the Incans shouts, "Viracocha!" Viracocha is the creator deity in Incan mythology.

 

On page 17, Felipe chants, "Pacha mama! Viracocha...chono..." This is Quechua for "Mother Earth! Viracocha...chono," (I have not been able to translate "chono".)

 

    On page 19, as an earthquake begins to bring the temple down around them, Francisca shouts, "Felipe! Querido, vamonos!" and Felipe responds, "Nnooo...no puede ser verdad..." These are Spanish for "Felipe! Dear one, let's go!" and "Nnooo...it can't be true..."

    Meanwhile, one of the other Incans cries, "Pacha mama!" as he feels the sting of Indy's bullwhip. This is Quechua for "Mother Earth!"

 

    On page 20, Francisca begs, "Felipe, ven conmigo!" and "Querido!" This is Spanish for "Felipe, come with me!" and "Dearest!"

    Felipe sees Pachacuti's massive stone throne falling towards his sister and pushes her away, saying, "Te amo, gran tigre!" This is Spanish for "I love you, great tiger!"

 

Felipe is crushed under the throne on page 21, followed by gushing water flooding the temple, and Francisca cries, "Mi hermanito...he saved me..." This is Spanish for "My little brother...he saved me..."

 

As she tries to keep Indy from falling back into the collapsing temple, Francisca cries, "Por dios!" This is Spanish for "For God's sake!"

 

As the temple crashes into the lake, Francisca exclaims, "Mi madre!" This is Spanish for "My mother!" (as in "mother of God").

 

The epilogue takes place in Lima, Peru.

 

On page 24, señor is Spanish for "sir" and gracias Spanish for "thank you". Cholos are post-Spanish conquest chroniclers.

 

Indy reveals to Francisca that he used slight-of-hand to make it appear that he had eaten their copy of the map to the temple (in "The Arms of Gold" Part 3) and he tells her it is a useful technique from his checkered past. Francisca chuckles and refers to him as "Professor Houdini." Harry Houdini was a renowned Hungarian-American escape artist and stunt performer in the early 20th Century. Teen Indy mentioned in "Daredevils of the Desert" of having flown with Houdini in Australia (a planned Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode that was never filmed).

 

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