354 Heights of' the Mountains in Upper Pent. 



Feet. 



As terms of comparison, we may mention, that, in the Alps, 



the Pass of the Furka, is ... 8,301 



That of the Col de Seigne, is - - - 8,071 



And that, lastly, Mount Cenis and the Simplon, are 



only .... 6,778 and 6,578 



Peruvian and Bolivian Cities- 



Lima, the capital of Peru - - - - 512 



Cochabamba, capital of the department of the same name, S^^S 



This town, of which the population is 30,000 souls, is more 

 elevated than the Great Saint Bernard. 

 Chuquisaca, or La Plata, capital of the new republic of Bolivia, 933 1 

 Tupisa, capital of the Bolivian province of Cinti, - 10,004 



La Paz, near the source of the Rio Beni, - - 12,195 



La Paz is the most flourishing city in Bolivia- Its height 

 above the level of the sea surpasses the highest summit of 

 the Pyrenees. 

 Oruro, near to Desaguadero, - - 12,441 



This city has a population of 5000 souls. 

 Puno, on the western shore of the Lake Titicaca, - 1 2,832 



The population of Puno is 5000. 

 Chucuito, ....-- 13,025 



This city, more elevated than the highest summits in the 

 Tyrol, had a population of 30,000 souls before the Indian 

 insurrection excited by Tupac Amaru. 

 The grand place of Potosi, ... 13,314 



The highest part of Potosi, ... 13,668 



Potosi thus occupies the same height as the Yung-Frau, 

 one of the most remarkable summits of the Alps of 

 Berne. 



Villages. 



Tiaguanaco, - - - - - 12,812 



This village, situated on the shores of the Lake Titicaca, is 

 celebrated for the ruins with which it is surrounded, which 

 are remains of the most gigantic monuments ever erected 

 by the Peruvians- 

 The surface of the Lake Titicaca is, above the sea, « 12,703 



Tacora, an Indian village, . _ - . 14,252 



Hamlets and Single Habitations. 



Hamlet and post-station of Chidlunquani, - - 13,869 



Post-house of Ancomarca, - - - 15,722 



Here, then, is a post-house situated at a height equal to that of 

 Mount Blanc. It must, however, be remarked, that, owing to 

 the rigom- of the climate, it is inhabited only three or foui* months 

 during the year ; but the route is taken, during every season of 

 the year, by travellers jounieying from La Paz, and other cities 

 to the shores of the South Sea- 



