CONTENTS. ix 



CHAPTER III. 



HUINS OF CENTKAL AMERICA. 

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



SOUTH AMERICA. 



CHAPTER I. 



SCENES OF A5CIENT DAYS. 

 The continent in ancient days Its former inhabitants 288 



CHAPTER II. 



A GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH AMERICA. 

 Its mountain systems Fresh regions Llanos and Pampas Its rivers 293 



CHAPTER III. 



VALLEY OF THE AMAZON. 

 Scenes on the Amazon The rainy season Storms The pororocca 298 



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 1 Amazon, with their sights and sounds 399 



CHAPTER V. 



THE CORDILLERAS. 

 Cape Hornc-The Puncu of Avisca Potosi Volcanoes Early civilization 327 



CHAPTER VI. 



SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SHORES OF THE CONTINENT. 

 Tierra del Fucgo 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 



