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at the time becomes of a reddish colour : it is 

 said to be not unhealthy. The town is very 

 strongly fortified, many of the forts being armed 

 with 500 Ib. Rodman, and 300 Ib. Armstrong 

 guns, and the Peruvian fleet is also provided 

 with the latter weapon. 



Lima, the capital of Peru, is a fine old town, 

 situated on the river Rimac. Many of the houses 

 are very handsome ; they are not generally lofty, 

 on account of the earthquakes, but cover a great 

 deal of ground. The cathedral is a noble pile, 

 and the new Exhibition building is also a very 

 beautiful structure. 



The remains of Pizarro, the conqueror of 

 Peru, and the founder of the city, are said to be 

 preserved in the cathedral. A sceptical in- 

 dividual, on being shown the skull of the con- 

 queror, remarked that he had seen it before at 

 another place ; but the priest who was exhibiting 

 the relic observed that that must have been his 

 skull when he was a boy, but that this was 

 when he was grown up. 



Lima is connected by railway with Callao, its 



