l^liolo by iluam iiiiigliaiii 



STRAW liOATS UX THE BEACH AT PACASMAVO, PERU 



On their waj' to southern Peru the members of the expedition touched at various ports, 

 including Pacasmayo, where the fishermen use a pecuHar form of canoe. These canoes, or 

 balsas, are made of rushes and have to be dried out each time they are used. The picture 

 also shows a typical fisherman's hut made of split bamlioo. 



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Pliuto by Hiram Bingham 



A I•ISIIl•:R.^rAX AXl) HIS CATCH AT SA^.AVI•;RR^■. PERI' 



Another port at which the expedition touched was Salaverry. Here they met a fisher- 

 man and his burro bringing in two large skates, called rayas, which they were taking to sell 

 in the Salaverry market. 



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