Contents. 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 Life around the Great River. — Insects. — Reptiles. — Birds. — Mam- 

 mals Page 300 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Life around the Great River. — Origin of the Red Man. — General Character- 

 istics of the Amazonian Indians. — Their Languages, Costumes, and Hab- 

 itations. — Principal Tribes. — Mixed Breeds. — Brazilians and Brazil.. 315 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



How to Travel in South America. — Routes. — Expenses. — Outfit. — Precau- 

 tions. — Dangers 325 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

 In Memoriam 334 



PART II.— THE ANDES AND THE AMAZONS REVISITED. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



The Navigation and Commercial Resources of the Amazons. — Volume of 

 the Great River and its Tributaries. — Natural Wealth. — Sailing Craft and 

 Steamers 339 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

 Para: its Situation, Climate, Industry, and Commerce 358 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Up the Amazons. — A Thousand Miles on the Great River. — Sceneiy. — 

 Santarem. — Manaos. — Value of Labor and Productions. — Duties and 

 Freights 364 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Up the Amazons. — From the Rio Negro to the Andes. — The Great Wilder- 

 ness. — Steam on the Maranon. — The Birmingham of the Amazons. — 

 Price of Labor and Food. — Survey of the Maranon 376 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Routes over the Andes. — A Polar Expedition at the Equator. — A Tramp 

 through the Forest. — Moyobamba and the Manufiicture of Straw Hats. — 

 Crossing the Cordillera 385 



CHAPTER XXX. 

 Over the Andes. — Chachapoyas. — The Heart of the Andes. — Cajamarca and 

 its Relics of Atahuallpa. — Arrival at the Pacific. — The City of Lima. 396 



CHAPTER XXXT. 



Over the Andes by Rail. — The Desert of Islay. — The City of Arequipa. — 

 The Summit. — Puno and Lake Titicaca 412 



