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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

ILLUSTRATIONS

[COLON: STATUE REPRESENTING COLUMBUS PROTECTING THE INDIANS]Frontispiece
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[AVENIDA CENTRAL, RIO DE JANEIRO]20
[THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATION: STONE STELÆ AT QUIRIGUA, CENTRAL AMERICA]32
[THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATION: RUINS OF MITLA, MEXICO]60
[THE CATHEDRAL, GUATEMALA]70
[THE CITY OF GUATEMALA]80
[A COFFEE ESTABLISHMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA]86
[CUTTING SUGAR-CANE IN CENTRAL AMERICA]96
[SCENE ON THE GREAT PLATEAU, MEXICO]104
[THE CATHEDRAL, CITY OF MEXICO]114
[CORDOVA AND THE PEAK OF ORIZABA, STATE OF VERA CRUZ]132
[VILLAGE ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE, MEXICO]140
[VIEW ON THE GRIJALVA AND USUMACINTA RIVERS, MEXICO]150
[THE WHARF AT GUAYAQUIL]158
[CULTIVATED LANDS ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF PERU]176
[THE LANDING STAGE AT VALPARAISO]198
[THE MALLECO RIVER AND BRIDGE, CHILE]206
[THE APPROACH TO QUITO]222
[PIZARRO, THE CONQUISTADOR]240
[IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES]250
[PERU, LLAMAS AND ALPACAS]260
[PERU: NATIVE BLANKET WEAVER IN THE ANDES]260
[THE RUINED INCA FORTRESS OF OLLANTAYTAMBO, PERU]264
[INDIAN RAFTS ON LAKE TITICACA]274
[ACONCAGUA, THE HIGHEST ANDINE PEAK, CHILE]288

[SPANISH AMERICA]

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