CONTENTS. ix 



CHAPTER III. 



RUINS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. 

 Stone quarries — Palenque — Ruins of Quiche — Uxmal — Other ruins 273 



SOUTH AMERICA, 



CHAPTER I. 



SCENES OF ANCIENT DAYS. 

 The continent in ancient days — Its former inhabitants 286 



CHAPTER II. 



A GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH AMERICA, 

 Its mountain sj'stems — Fresh regions — Llanos and Pampas— Its rivers 293 



CHAPTER III. 



VALLEY OF THE AMAZON. 

 Scenes on the Amazon — The rainy season — Storms — The pororocca 293 



CHAPTER IV. 



CHARACTER OF VEGETATION ON THE BANKS. 



The gapo — Trip up an igarape into the interior — The campos — Geology of the Amazonian 

 Valley — A day and night on the Amazon, with their sights and sounds oOy 



CHAPTER V. 



THE CORDILLERAS. 

 Cape Horn — The Puncu of Avisca — Potosi — Volcanoes — Early civilization 327 



CHAPTER VI. 



SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SHORES OF THE CONTINENT. 

 Tierra del Fuego — Its inhabitants — The burning desert — Sand-storms 339 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE INDIANS OF THE CORDILLERAS. 

 The native Indians- -The puna - , , . , 344 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE WILD ANIMALS OF THE CORDILLERAS. 

 The llama — The alpaca — The huanucu - The vicuna — The condor 353 



