El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
INA, Peru, April 11.-CIimb vi


me to the rocky top Of Sal
- Cristobal mountain and take
look over the city of Lima. We are
on the edge Of the Bimac valley within
eight miles of the Pacific ocean and
about 1000 feet higher up in the air
Sitting on this bleak desert hill, the
sea seems a wide streak Of silver, be-
vond which are mountainous islands
bordering the coast Right in front OF
us. on the edge Of the water, is the
port of Callao with its mole reaching
out into the ocean, and opposite it are
the islands OF san Lorenzo which are
TO be Joined to the mainland to form
one of the finest harbors Of the eastern
Pacific.
At our backs, lost IN the clouds, lie
the high peaks Of the westernmosi
range Of the Andes; and right under
us. so near that we could throw
stone on to its roofs. is the great low
city OF Lima, spread out on the plain
That winding stream which runs
through it is the Rimac. It springs
forth from the glaciers Of the high
Andes. and gives life to the irrigated
valleys below. It alone makes Lima
possible: and it waters the orchar as
and vineyards and great fields OF
grain which form the emerald seullns
for the yellow city, between US and
the sea.
The Peruvian capital was orl8lna4ly
named the City Of the kings ana ~
was laid out. by Piazarro only LOT ~ ~
three years after Columbus dlscoVereu
America. There was great CITY neIe
100 years before the ground on WnlcL
Chicago and Cincinnati now stanu ndu
been troddeu by the feet OF white men men
Tbe CITY is one Of the Oldest OF the
ben7isDhere- It was born long before
New York or Boston. IT was the cap
ital of all South America When the
limited states was subject 10 EISIdIlLs
and today it is the QuaintesJ ana mos
Interesting town upon the Two CUM
Tine Tbe roofs are all flat and the houses
ere mostly Of one and two stories
There is a vast eXpanSe or 10" DuL1u
F1-e with a great cathedral and mag
T7fffcent churches rising here ana LneEe
~. - The y-bOIe. The cathedral is
almost in the center, with us great
Green pIaza in front. Ih2I chuIch
80 laid out by PizarrO before Jonn
smith landed at jamestown anu - -
original cost was more Lhah = -.
MILTON dollars. It has been Ihr II
down again and again by earInquahes'
and altogether is was ninety years N
fbe bui1dine- 1t contains the bones OF
piza~rO. which we shall see later on
Tbe city has 20 churches in all a ana
nearly every one win pay visiting me
church and convent CT San francesca
IS said to have cost S15,OO0,OOO; and lhe
altar of Santa Rosa the patron SAINT
of Lima. had in It, when at us pest
1900 hounds OF gold and silver leWe sIS
1-bfcfI embraced 400 diamonds, 1LU1
emeraIds, 120 fine pearls and bOO
If YOU look closely you can see be
vond the cathedral the Plaza Qe ArInas'
where stands the building Whlch IS
now the Peruvian senate 1t was once
Inc seat OF the inquisition and on the
space in front Of it hundreds were
executed and many were burned 20
death the victims of the autos de fe
The Great Plaza de ForOs.
Now let US turn from the sacred 10
the secular parts Of the town. There IS
round Plaza de Ioros, the immense
bull ring where fights are held every
SUNDAY. and where the LimenOS come
bv the thousands TO see their faVorlJe
rnatadors butcher the bulls some OF
them are quite as bloodthlrsty as tne
Romans when they looked at Ihe 75 glau-
iatOrs in the amphitheater at Rome
only last Sunday, for instance, the
bulls were not considered as tlerce as
they should be, and the crowd Missed
the fighters and drove them out OF
the ring They even began to tear
up the seats. and set fire to the build
ing, and the soldiers had to rush IN
and put down the mob.
The bull ring is on this side Of The
Rimac- The main part of the city IS
over the river and there we can see
the palace of the exposition, which