CONTENTS. XI 



bor, 81. Fortifications, 81, 82. Facilities for Landing, 82. Choloes, 

 82. Custom-house and Exchange, 82, 83. Other Public Buildings, 83. 

 Chingano and Samacueca, 83. City Prisons, 83. Taverns, 83, 84. 

 Efficiency of the Police,. 84. Population of the City, 84. Mercantile 

 Character, 84, 85. Old Spanish Residents, 85. State of Morals, 85. 

 Cemeteries, 86. Historical Notices of Chili, 86. Revolution, and Es- 

 tablishment of Independence, 86, 87. Changes in the Government, 87, 

 88. Administration of Prieto, 88. Diego Portales, 88. Beneficent 

 Legislation, 88. Improvement in the Finances, 88. Form of Govern- 

 ment of Chili, 89. General Prosperity of the Country, 89. Boundaries 

 of the Republic, 89, 90. Peonage, 90. Management of the Large Es- 

 tates, 90. War with Peru, 90, 91. Defeat and Banishment of Santa 

 Cruz, 91, 92. Santiago, 92. Imposing Appearance, 92. Public Prom- 

 enades, 93. Cleanliness and Salubrity of the City, 93. Public Edifices, 

 93, 94. The Palace, 94. Cathedral and Parish Churches, 94. The 

 Mint, 94. College and Public Library, 94, 95. Private Dwellings, 95. 

 Markets, 95. Fine Horses, 95, 96. Amusements and Recreations, 96. 

 Attachment to Religious Forms, 96. The Oracion, 96. Fashions, 96, 

 97. Population of Santiago, 97. Coquimbo, 97. Huasco, 97. Con- 

 cepcion, 97. Valdivia, 97, 98. Dress of the Chilenos, 98. Traits of 

 Character, 98. Dwelling-houses, 99. Indian Population, 99. The 

 Cordilleras, and Intermediate Valleys, 99, 100. Climate of Chili, 100. 

 Rivers, 100. Geology, 100. Fertility of the Soil, 100, 101. Chilian 

 Forests, 101. Productions, 101, 102. Agriculture, and Implements of 

 Husbandry, 102. Cattle-breeding, 102. Wild Animals, 102. Birds, 

 103. Commerce, 103, 104. Internal Trade, 104. Mode of Travelling 

 and Carrying Burdens, 104, 105. Manufactures, 105. Mineral Wealth, 

 105, 106. Copper Mines in Coquimbo and Jajuel, 109. Mining Sys- 

 tem, 106, 107. Departure from Valparaiso, 107. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Island of San Lorenzo, 108. Harbor and Town of Callao, 109, 110. 

 Road to the Capital, 111. Lima, 112. Situation of the City, 112. Its 

 Streets, 113. Beauty of its Public Edifices, 113. The Plaza Mayor 

 and Fountain, 113, 114. Government Palace, Cabildo, and Cathedral, 

 114. Churches and Convents, 115. Monastic Establishments, Hospi- 

 tals, and Asylums-, 116. Palace of the Inquisition, 116. University, 117. 

 Mint, National Library, and Theatre, 117. City Wall, 117. Spanish 

 Colonization, 118. Fortifications 119. Private Houses, 119, 120. 

 Pantcon, 120. Population of Lima, 121. Other Principal Towns in 

 Peru, 121. Cuzco, 122. Arequ r na, 122. Cerro di Pasco, 123. Gua- 

 munga, 123. Huaeho, 123. Huanc iv-liea, 124. Truxillo, 124. Early 



