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Across South America

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Rio from the Corcovado (page 21)Frontispiece

Looking down into the Lower City, Bahia12

The Corcovado from Rio20

The Harbor of Santos24

The Docks of Buenos Aires30

Avenida 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires34

The Uspallata Pass50

Our Coach leaving the Hotel at La Quiaca82

The Angosta de Tupiza86

Fantastic Pinnacles in the Valleys North of Tupiza90

A Quichua Family going to plough94

The Valley through which we had come98

Our First Glimpse of a Snow-clad Bolivian Mountain112

View of the Cerro from the Roof of the Mint120

The Cerro of Potosí from the Spanish Reservoirs124

An Ancient Quichua Ore Crusher124

The Market-Place of Potosí128

Greener and more Populous Valleys132

The Picturesque Old Church of Bartolo134

A Pasture for Sheep and Alpacas138

A Quichua Woman weaving at Quebrada Honda138

The Great River Pilcomayo142

Our Hotel in Sucre142

An Abandoned Tambo150

Our First View of the Great Table-land of Bolivia150

A Friendly Llama Baby160

My Mule on the Last Day’s Ride160

The Prefectura and Plaza of Oruro166

A Quaint Old Balcony in Oruro170

A Corner in Oruro170

Battlefield of Maipo near Santiago186

Mollendo212

The Cathedral of Arequipa and Mt. Chachani216

An Old Doorway in Arequipa216

Chachani and Misti216

Monolithic Image at Tiahuanaco228

The Market-Place of La Paz232

A Remarkable Stairway at Tiahuanaco232

Balsas near Guaqui on Lake Titicaca240

An Old Church near the Bolivia Railway240

Great Platforms of Stone weighing Many Tons250

Part of the Great Monolithic Doorway250

Llamas of Cuzco258

Cuzco from Sacsahuaman258

Sacsahuaman266

The Plaza, Cuzco, with Cathedral and Jesuit Church266

A Section of the Lower Terrace, Sacsahuaman274

An Inca Vase from Cuzco278

Articles of Dress and a Decorated Mule Halter from Cuzco278

The Gobernador of Curahuasi and his Family288

A Chasm down which plunged a Small Cataract298

The Wonderful Cañon of the Apurimac298

Sunrise at Choqquequirau302

The Frail Little Bridge over the Apurimac302

A Story and a Half High, built of Stones laid in Clay308

The Party Wall rises to the Peak308

The Interior of the Buildings near the Outer Precipice312

The Upper Six Steps of the Giant Stairway312

Skulls, etc., from Choqquequirau316

Interior of a Building at Choqquequirau316

Our Cavalcade on the Bridge of Pachachaca324

Some of the Sheep had very Long Curly Horns334

The Club at Chincheros338

The Large Plaza of Ayacucho342

The Bridge over the River Pampas342

Ayacucho346

The Courtyard of the Hotel346

A Picturesque Corner in Ayacucho350

Crossing the Pongora River on the Shaky Suspension Bridge350

The Battlefield of Ayacucho354

The Battlefield as it appeared to the Spaniards354

The Bridge over the Huarpa362

Urumyosi366

The Hut near Paucara366

The Toll-Bridge of Tablachaca368

Sunday Morning in Huancayo372

MAPS

The Author’s Route across South America3

Southern Peru81

Southern Bolivia281

Choqquequirau and Vicinity307

Lower Plaza Choqquequirau310

Upper Plaza Choqquequirau314

Cuzco and Neighboring Fortresses318

The frontispiece and the illustration at page 20 are from photographs by Marc Ferrez. Those at pages 50, 216, 226, 232, 258, 298, 302, 324, 342, 346, 350, 354, and 362 are from photographs by Mr. C. L. Hay; and those at pages 150, 160, 170 from photographs by Mr. H. Smith.

ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA

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