Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-02

. jungle and perennial revolution. varied
by occasional earthquakes and vol
lcanic eruDtions Travellers who have
penetrated to all corners Of the world
declare that no other continent OF
lfers so much Of interest, either in
natural scenic attractions or in pic
lturesque sights and odd customs as
VIII be revealed to voyagers on these
I~cruises for which some of the finest
Atlantic liners are employed, such as
the. crack Bluecher, which is 10 start
the new service by sailing from here
on January %. for the principal At
Ilantic ports of South America.
Distances. OF course. are much
Greater than on the trip to Europe.
For instance. in travelling from New
York to the straits Of Magellan and
back one traverses over i6, 600 miles
or more than three times the round
"trip to Europe. Para. which is the
southern continent at which a stop is
made, is on the other side of the
l%equator, 5000 miles south Of New
York, and some 26 degrees Of longi-
ltude farther east. In fact. the whole
jof South America, excepting the eX-
ltremc western strip of Colombia. Ecu
ador and northern Peru. lies east of
the meridian of New York. The man
who steps on board a steamer here
land stops off in Para viii have no
difficulty in realizing that he is In
a new world. TO most Americans !
the name of the city, it it carries any
association at all, is associated with
rubber. That Is, indeed, its principal
claim to commercial distinction. Ii
is the greatest rubber market 1T the
world. All the rubber gathered for
three thousand miles up the Amazon
VALLEY is handled here. More surpris-
ing to those who never have visited it,
Para is a modern city of 200, 0O0 in-
habitants and the terminus and cap
ital of q great navigation system. ag-
l%gregating 40. 600 miles of Waterways
which ramifios from its wharyes away
into the farthest interior of Brazil and
to Iquitos IN Peru, just across the
backbone Of the Andes from the Pa
Icific ocean.
Fifteen hundred miles south Of
Para is Bahia. the second largest city
'of Brazil, with vari-colored houses,
built upon a series Of terraces rising
picturesquely one above the other
from the shores of the bay, ~communi-
cation between the upper and lower
levels being by inclined tramways.
one of the things about Bahia which
interests the tourist is that it is the
principal center Of the Brazilian dia-
mond market. 1t is also DISTINGUISHED
by the presence Of numerous sixteenth
century churches and converts.
After Bahia comes Pernambuco or
l'eclle' re ialser haHie' meaning
rec, ~ uetiNtu from ehe iWlhense
coral feel Nhieh mere lihes the coasl
for hundreds of miles. Pernambuco
was once "A Dulch colony ana the
Dutch influence Is stun t~raceable IN
the buildings Of Recife. the most inn
portant Of the three divisions Of the
city, lndustrially Pernambuco de-
ponds principally upon the sugar IN
OF which IT rs the great cen
ter
lt is when the tourist reaches Rio
de Janeiro however. that he has the
first real glimpse of the modern South
America. Here is an mp to date city
of.over three-m1arters Of a million in
the canital Of 4 country
larger than thA Tnfta1 States ettiated
unnp 10 shores m me L4ret4si hnd-
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