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which La Paz Hes. In most respects it is comparable with the Grand 

 Canyon in Arizona, but with several added charms. First of all, on 

 the farther side lies the great chain of the Andes, to which Illimani 

 belongs, snow-covered although so far within the tropics, while on 

 the nearer slope of the canyon all is green with vegetation, trickling 



Fig. 23. — Total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919. 



brooks running down, and the beautiful city lies upon its cluster of 

 hills all surrounded by the colors and broken features which might 

 result by combining the Grand Canyon of the Colorado with the 

 Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs. 



By the kind assistance of the manager of the English railroad the 

 eclipse station was located at El Alto, situated on the rim of the 



