CONTENTS. 

 CHAPTER III. 



RUINS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. 

 Stone quarries — Palenque — Ruins of Quiche 1 — Uxmal — Otlier ruins. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



CHAPTER I. 



SCENES OF ANCIENT DAYS. 

 The continent in ancient days —Its former Inhabitants 286 



CHAPTER II. 



A OJENERAL 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 293 



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 Amazon, with their sights and sounds 309 



CHAPTER V. 



THE CORDILLERAS, 

 e'.ipe Horn —The Puncu of Avisca — Potosi — Volcanoes — Early civilization 327 



CHAPTER VI. 



SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SHORES OF THE CONTINENT. 

 Tierra del Fuego - 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 huanueu — The vicufia — The condor 353 



