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A FLYING TRIP TO THE TROPICS. 



RUINS OF KKIDGK OVKK THE GL ALl DE.STliOVEB \\Y EARTHQUAKE. 



town the ruins of a large cathedral which was destroyed at the 

 same time. 



The Magdalena here is very swift, the rapids in front of the town 

 being like those below Niagara Falls, and it is of course impassable 

 for steamers ; but above the raj)ids there are some small steamers, 

 running irregularly, which have at times continued the navigation of 

 the river almost, if not quite, as far as the town of Neiva. 



We saw piled up near the railroad station many small bags filled 

 with a heavy sand-like silver ore, intended for shipment to England. 

 Along the streets I saw a number of men with bad-looking ulcers 

 about their ankles and shins, and a few with elephantiasis, a form 

 of leprosy in which the ankle thickens enormously. 



We were so pleased with our hotel that we thought of waiting 

 here for several days to recuperate, but about dusk Lindauer came 



