Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-20
How to Reach the American Thibet

To get to Lake Titicaca one leaves the
Pacific West Coast steamer at Mollendo
in southern Peru, and goes by rail in six
and . half hours 10 Arequipa. thence in
eleven and three-quarter hours to Puno
on the lake, where a steamer is taken,
which at Guaqui, Bolivia. makes railroad
connection for La Paz, the real objective
OF the tourist, In the lake region, on ac-
count OF It's super!o: hotel accommoda-
the Chilean port Of Antotagasta, by rail
through La PaZ. to Guaqui The Peruvian
route is shorter and more interesting, per-
uniting a view OF the curious, wind-pro-
PEELED. siow-moving crescent-shaped sand
hills OF the desert and also VISIT to Are
quipa, another city founded and devci-
opcd by the conquering Spaniards; with
its close environment of lofty mountains,
nearly 10000 feet high, Ell Misti. Chachani
and PichuPichu: with its ancient cathedral
and fine plaza; with Harvard College
Observatory on Ell Mistis slopes: with it's
bracins. health-siying ozone-laden atmos-
pierre supplied by nature and with its
stenches from swift running open sewers
supplied by man. Perhaps most visitors
will come to the lake and La Paz by one
route and go out by the other. BY the
time the Panama canal is opened there
will be two other routes to the lake, one
from Callao and Lima by way Of CuNco
the most interesting and comfortable
ca, the shortest route, by a railroad
which Chile Is now building.
The trip to Lake Titicaca is now marked
by several possible and few certain dis
comforts. Mollendo and Antofagasta are
open roadsteads. where sudden swelis of
the sea often render disenbarking or en-
barking dihicuH, dangerous or impossible
waited at Molendo four days for q
'brAveZa" to subside 50 that could take
q steamer for Valparaiso. After leaving
ivrno re ma Nd NJ
route until La Paz is reached. Sirrocte or
mountain sickness. at the high attitudes
attained by the railroads. and sea sickness
In navigating the lake are among the pos
sibilities of the trip. Caiiao and africa,
the ports Of dIsemba rkation in the new
routes indicated, are much better protected
than Mollendo and Antofagasta and with
heavier inflow Of visitors competition will
doubtless greatly improve the railroad
service and the hotel accommodations.
Cruising on Lake Titicaca.
In travelling from Mollendo. Arequipa
or Cuzco to La Paz, one takes steamer
at night at Puno. Peru. and arrives at
Guaaui, Bolivia. in the morning. and in
few hours trave, by rail La Paz is
reached. These night steamers-the Inca
and Coya-are OF about thousand tons
burden. and are moderately comfortable.
She m8nt tI1p ba'cn SniAH opput .uh'ls'
however, Of seeing the lake and it's en-
yironment of snow mountains. Through
the courtesy OF Mr.. II. A. McCulloch, the
general manager Of the South Peruvian
railroads, I was enabled to join q small
party In visiting the interesting points Of
tho lake by daylight. using for the pur-
pose one OF the very small steamers
or the lake feet. which crilised about
Titicaca for two days and half and
added to the points regularly visited by
it two landings on the sacred Island OF
the Sun and one on the Island Of the
Moon.
was the Ysvari. with Capt. Santiago G..
lyman. a genial Irish-Peruyian. in COM
mand. Included In our party were the
American president Of a great mining
and rubber company OF Peru, seeking
material for free illustrated lecture for
the benefit Of the people OF bis home