CONTENTS

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[PREFACE]5
CHAPTER
[I.]A RECONNAISSANCE, AND SOME INFORMAL GEOGRAPHY11
[II.]A HISTORICAL OUTLINE40
[III.]CENTRAL AMERICA: GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, BRITISH HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, SALVADOR, COSTA RICA, PANAMA63
[IV.]ANCIENT AND MODERN MEXICO99
[V.]ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST: IN COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND PERU151
[VI.]ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST: IN PERU, BOLIVIA AND CHILE176
[VII.]THE CORDILLERA OF THE ANDES: IN ECUADOR, PERU AND BOLIVIA209
[VIII.]THE CORDILLERA OF THE ANDES: IN BOLIVIA, CHILE AND ARGENTINA266
[INDEX]291