AGZCEAZIGULS – Pronounced “Agzceaziguls”, this was a fictional country between Chile and Bolivia.
First Appearance: Les Conquerants d’idoles (1919) by Charles Derennes.
Lore: Consisting largely of desert terrain in the Andes Mountains, Agzceaziguls is accessible only by crossing a mountain pass called the Gates of Dawn. The sun seems to rise on one end of the pass from the perspective of anyone in the pass at dawn.
At the bottom of a nearby valley is a cleft in the rock that can be negotiated to reach a tunnel in order to enter Agzceaziguls proper. The inhabitants are supposedly descended from the Incas and live in richly appointed homes. Continue reading
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