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above the sea and is one of the highes.

above the sea, and is one OF the highest
lights in the world. Two railroads, one
controlled by American and the other by
English capital, connects the two cities
and extends far into the mountainous in
terror, reaching an elevation OF 1900 feet
at the station of Oroya. leo miles distant
from Callao.
Peru bears the marks OF earlier and
later revolutions the last one taking place
only about a year ago. when on March
Il LOO people were killed in the streets OF
Lima. In the vicinity OF the old church
OF San Augustine the buildings bear the
plain marks OF thousands OF flying bullets.
the church itself being literally riddled
by them. small party Of reyolutionists.
under the leadership OF a young man
named Mckinsey, sought refuge in the
tcwer, and despite the fact that Calling
and heavier guns were made to bear upon
them. they stood their ground and not
one OF them was killed. Lima Is a pre-
historic city in every sense Of the word.
Churches. all Catholic. abound. and al
most every corner has some grand old
edifice OF a very ancient Roman archi-
lecture. the grandest of them all being
the cathedral with Pizzaro's Che founder
OF Peru tomb. The palace is also a fine
old building. with its pillars inches and
statues. covering an entire square. The
houses. private dwellings as wen as bust
ness and public buildings. are either OF
stone or compressed brick. and are mar
wells OF beauty from an architectural
standpoint. They are all built in a qua
triangular shape around an inner court.
with great iron gates opening on the
street and balconies running around the
front and sides One thing that attracts
a strangers attention is the fact that all
windows have network OF heavy iron
bars giving them the appearance OF a
prison, despite the pleasant surroundings.
The streets are with few exceptions.
very narrow and paved with the toughest
OF rough cobblestone, giving a solid, old
world look TO the whole The plaza de
Amor in the very heart OF the city. with
its numerous statues and groups I'm mar
bic and bronze, its sparkling fountains
its artisticslly arranged flower beds and
its mosaic walks, Is a place once seen
long 10 be remembered
The country between Lima and Callao Is
mostly level plateau. through which
flows the river Rimac. SPAWNED at Lima by
an ancient stone viRduct said TO have been
built by Spanish soldiers over 600 years
ago. The soil. in places. Is very fertile
and the principal productions are sugar
tobacco. grain. fruit and vegetables which
are comparatively cheap taking the exist
ing condition OF the country into consider
alton.
After spending Christmas In Callao we
got ready TO sail for the south. leaving on
Sunday. December =, for VALPARAISO
Chile. and arriving there on January /
after a run of 1872 nautical miles. VAL
paraiso Is a city OF about 100 600 iphab-
itants. built IN a sefni-circle around VAL
paraiso bay at the foot OF a range Of hills
and mountains ranging from 900 10 10 600
feet ia height the snow-capped peaks of
the Andes in the distance forming a pIc~
turesque background. The harbor is
strongly fortified the surrounding hill
sides being mounted by several large mod
ern guns. and is the port OF entry 10 San
tisgo, the capital OF Chile lying about
ninety miles inland II Is also the home
station for the Chilean feet COMPRISING
some eight or ten modern cruisers and a
number OF torpedo boats The population
81 more cosmopolitan than in Peru. the
leading business men Of Valparaiso being
10 a great extent Americans, English or
German.
After a stay % ter DAYS We left for the
North. calling in At Csllao Tor a few davs.
snd arriving al Acapulco. Mexico. on
January - OF this latter place bat WttIa
can b said ss Il Is very small. having
only about 90 Inhabitants The harbor
81 one OF the finest lm the world. and =
sheltered bv mountains on all sides. with
only a narrow inlet Fruit and cigars can
- houKht very cheap. VS. sailed again
from Acapulco on January =. arriving in
san Diego. cal on February !. after 8
total run Of 1855 nautical miles sine.
leaving san Francisco
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