La Junta tribune., 1917-03-29
PARKWAY PERU
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crowned with snow, and II must be
fascinating to see smoke coming
from Mount Ell Msti's snow encir-
cled crater,
We arrived at Arequipa Monday
night quite late and left the follow
ing Sunday morning quite early.
The Saturday night before we left.
there was most wonderful celebra-
ton of fire works, in honor of some
feast day All day the work went
steadily forward, all the fire works
being made in AreQuipa and the
work was done by the people who
were hired or offered their services
to the church, for It was all under
the auspices of the church. Wonder
full little castles were built of BAN
boo, or something very like It, and
at every available corner aud out
line were different kinds of fire
works, pin wheels. sky rockets, and
lots more kinds that ! had never
seen before. 1t really was wonder
fully lovely. There were twelve OF
'hese big set pieces, which were
about fifteen feet high and eight
feet across the widest part. OBJ
tained quite a good picture of one
OF the set pieces, and | will enclose
Il, also one OF FL Misti. They are
not good pictures and | can get bet
ter prints; 1t will give you an idea.
! shall enclose three or four pic
one of the little girl | took on the
way To the observatory. The little
girl with her mother and eldest sis
ter and tiny baby brother or sister
were going to the christening of the
tiny one. The little girl had on the
most wonderful dress II was evil
IDENTIFY very old. and was made of
cloth of gold YOU can see in the
picture how quantity II is made with
the escalloped skirt. The mother
was pleased that We wanted to take
the little ones picture and she may
be- seen keeping the baby Interested
while the picture was snapped The
head dress she wears Il typical. The
other pictures have the description
on the back
Leaving Arequipa early on Sun
day morning we wound around
among some more desolate noun
tains that We're and are, oh. so bare.
by this time our party consisted of
iye-Mr Christer. and MIR. Remy,
civil engieer, who came to Santo
Domingo to do some work, having
joined us in Arequipa, We rode all
day Sunday and arrived at Juliaca.
where We were to stay all night. at
about S O'Clock in the evening. We
had to stay In Juliaca all night, for
trains don't run here after dark.
There are several reasons why |
would rather go out, when We leave
here. by going down the Amazon.
Jullaca is one of them. Juliaca Is
one OF them. The people there were
was being kept In Arequipa. only
these people were doing II different
ly. Our hotel faced the plaza, as
the princiual hotel In these towns
always do. We had very comfortable
rooms, The food was horrible be-
yond expression. About dark the
scene began to grow wierd The
plaza was III up by kerosene lamps
In glass cases on polo-One at
each corner OF the square. At our
corner the light was pale. flickering
and yellow Then We noticed group
OF about twenty people. and they
were bowing and dancing around
each OF the lamp posts at each cor
ner. There We're about as many men
as women and the dance was In a
circle. Each woman bowed to the
man at her right. then TO the one
at her left. whirling fiercoly between
each bow. then all would grand
right and left" The womcn's skirts
were all just as full as they could
be. and the waists were mad. on
the dressing sack or lsacquel or
der. The hats were funny. floppy
things. and all OF the women were
barefoot.d. All the while they were
dancing they kept up wiord chant
TO the music Of the flute, We
learned later that these people use
alcohol and chew the leaves of the
plant OF which cocaine II made. II
Is called coco" here and In used
much ms tobacco IL used In North
America. A few OF the leaves are
moistened In the mouth and then
crowded into one cheok. ihen a IL.