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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 



In;. 2,^. — Total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919. 



brooks niiiimi^ down, and tlu' bcautiiul c\\\ Wvs npoii its rh;^tri' ol 

 hills all siuTDUiKlcd 1)\ the colors rmd broken tcattn'rs which ini^ht 

 result by combining the drand C auNon oi ihc ( olorado with the 

 Garden of the ( iods near ( ()l()ra<l() Springs. 



Ijy the kind assi.stance of the manager (»f [\\v \\\\'^\\-^\\ r.iilroad the 

 ccli|»se station was located at j-.l Alto, silnati-i] on the rnii of the 



