CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IX.THE LANDS OF THE SPANISH MAIN: COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA[11]
X.THE LANDS OF THE SPANISH MAIN: VENEZUELA AND GUIANA[32]
XI.THE AMAZON VALLEY: IN COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, ECUADOR, BOLIVIA, PERU AND BRAZIL[74]
XII.BRAZIL[111]
XIII.THE RIVER PLATE AND THE PAMPAS: ARGENTINA, URUGUAY AND PARAGUAY[158]
XIV.THE RIVER PLATE AND THE PAMPAS: ARGENTINA, URUGUAY AND PARAGUAY[202]
XV.TRADE AND FINANCE[236]
XVI.TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW[254]
INDEX[303]


ILLUSTRATIONS

BRONZE STATUE OF BOLÍVAR IN THE PLAZA, CARÁCAS, VENEZUELA[Frontispiece]
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A SEAPORT ON THE AMERICAN MEDITERRANEAN, SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA[14]
TRANSPORTING MACHINERY IN THE COLOMBIAN ANDES[22]
THE MAINLAND FROM TRINIDAD, AND VIEW IN THE DELTA OF THE ORINOCO[34]
INDIANS AT HOME, GUIANA[52]
GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA[64]
IN THE PERUVIAN MONTAÑA[78]
UNCIVILIZED FOREST INDIANS OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON[90]
INDIANS OF THE NAPO, PERUVIAN-AMAZON REGION[96]
THE BAY OF RIO DE JANEIRO[112]
PALM AVENUE, RIO DE JANEIRO[128]
A COLONY, RIO GRANDE[132]
A VIEW IN SAO PAULO[140]
COFFEE HARVEST, BRAZIL[150]
BUENOS AYRES[160]
MAR DEL PLATA[166]
MONTEVIDEO: THE PLAZA[178]
MONTEVIDEO: THE HARBOUR[178]
THE PAMPAS, ARGENTINA[204]
THE CITY OF CORDOBA, ARGENTINA[206]
IGUAZU FALLS[210]
A CHACO FLOOD[214]
BRINGING HOME YERBA[220]
PACKING YERBA[220]
STREET IN MEXICO CITY. CATHEDRAL IN DISTANCE[264]
CHAPEL OF THE ROSARIO, MEXICO[266]

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