The Republican journal., 1903-07-16
m THE WAY TO CUzCO.

,r pI Peru 10 miss seeing ouZco' the
rf Capital of the Incas, though
...ney thereto is exceedingly tire
.ul rarely undertaken by travel
rle feminine persuasion" In
doubt if any Anglo-Saxon
.,- put ourselves have ever visited
....t unless perhaps Mrs. Agassiz
.Ar done so when she assisted
.md so bravely in his South
..a researches. However, the
neither so long nor SO difficult
others which we propose to
.r wilder parts of this CONT
to CuZco ones plans must
N matured III advance, max
Ible provision against hltches
.-Iam and accidents that may
lur must be sure that the rainy
well over, for there are many
., streams to be forded that be-
uaSSable torrents in which man
..-- are swept away during the
me of rain. Of course one or
ruers can hardly make the
-e by themselves in safety, and
gge tourist is strongly advised
.. -. we did, viz, to engage the ser
.. as guide and escort, of Senor
a.. Well-known Arequipanean
MtkeS business trips to CuZco
.. y each month. Knowing every
.. t the route and all the people
t.outs he can tell exactly what
4uI what not to do, and more
.u 1t still-will supply suitable
.. and honest servants, which the
.a.. would find great difficulty in
Hlmself
ast of the round trip, including
.... tale, horses, mules and all eX-
...- .uroute, not counting whatever
SONS one chooses to carry, is about
- We dollars per capita: and the
. rcupied each way varies from
seven days, according to ones
..re in the saddle. There are no
ing the route, and one must
,utrely upon private hospital
..l is freely accorded to those
uE letters of recommendation.
sIIage has its tambo, however,
t, the inns of Egypt i'll Mary's
erein the animals are fed and
. and where one might manage
..u- III case of stern necessity.
tpou ones own supply for
raging among the nelghbors:
4.Nay~ rasyoto obtain nitro
tn the cure of each village
antilles of Well-to-do farmers,
-. them To be more comfort
..I
dug the outnt tor this jour
nuld not forget that 10
y III payment tor food and
r,pie ot Il public house. would
nd It's an insult by these hos
.ult. and therefore one must
i like pack-peddler with
.rJrr to get even with ones
.rS. Bottles of good wine are
acceptable; also butter, tea,
uods and other similar luXu
4 are rare III tile interior of
urrlca: and Of course not for
niles to please the ladies, such
ribbons, fans, etc Eggs are
ut. though there are COWS on
lvside farms, milk is never OBJ
In any case, enough bread to
entire trip should be taken
lequipa, because, though it be-
It's hard and dry as the surround
ks, it is infinitely preferable to
uk. mleayen Jumps of dough III
ng the country people. Timed
am, fish and fruit are indls-
d-p. with condensed milk and
.-. Il English biscuits or crackers
u trlcans call them. AS one Suf-
-atly from thirst along the road,
t,rr being warm and not always
Die, it is best to prepare every
uy the days supply of cold tea
,-I with claret and sugar. What
litter is to be found in this re-
odd enough to deserve para
.. If one is not sufficiently good
'r-r to forego butter entirely, he
pay almost its weight in silver for
,- lardy sort of lubricator, wrapped
H Dladders, in square packages
ng about two pounds each. Be-
rs Theoretically sealed, it will
sr indefinitely, if the air is not let
ut when once opened, it proceeds
o~5ome nasty with marvellous rapid
od III a days time will fill the air
an odor beside which Limburger
se is as altar Of roses.
'Aug from Arequipa to Cuzco, one
. IoW save nearly half the time i'll
addle by riding due east on the
-udo, Cuzco and Puno Railway, to
AGA, pronounced Hool-yack-ah), a
t4cp Of lS9 miles, and then chang
.a the Cuzco division of the road
IA Rosa, the present terminus,
r, III Il north-westerly direction.
..eIe are no hotels in either Of these
uTaut towns, .Juliaca or Santa