Sight-seeing in South America . not on account ofthe suggestive appearance of the region, but because thehome-sick discoverer came from the little city of \al-paraiso in Spain. The city consists of three sections, the lower crowdedbusiness part, through which wind Condell and Esmer-alda streets as the main thoroughfares, a higher portionreached by eleven elevators and incline railways, whichis the best residence ]iortion, and still higher a dustytin-town suburlj, where there are many goats, countlessdirty children, nmnerous l)arking dogs, and shacks builtof old tin roofs and del)ris. It is wor
Sight-seeing in South America . not on account ofthe suggestive appearance of the region, but because thehome-sick discoverer came from the little city of \al-paraiso in Spain. The city consists of three sections, the lower crowdedbusiness part, through which wind Condell and Esmer-alda streets as the main thoroughfares, a higher portionreached by eleven elevators and incline railways, whichis the best residence ]iortion, and still higher a dustytin-town suburlj, where there are many goats, countlessdirty children, nmnerous l)arking dogs, and shacks builtof old tin roofs and del)ris. It is worth climbing one ofthese sandy hills, which are from a thousand to fifteenhundred feet high, to o])tain tlie panoramic \iew of the 146 Sight-Seeing in South America city, the bay, and the ocean, and of the snow-cappedAndes, inckiding Mount Aconcagua in the distance. The most attractive feature of the city to the traveleris its picturesqueness. The sharp turns in the steepstreets, the flowery garden walls, the donkevs and horses. By Miss Mary Morinon Mules with Wide Panniers with their wide panniers of raw hides, the pack trains ofmules laden with all kinds of articles, trudging up themountain roads, and their sleepy drivers wearing broadsombreros and heavy ponchos, or cape-like blankets, keepalert the interest of those carrying cameras. Valparaiso U7 Among the places of especial interest is the EscnelaNaval, or the Naval Academy of Chile. It is Annapolison a small scale, having about two hundred pupils. Theschool is located on a high terrace, and looks down uponthe hav in which are usually several Chilean men-of-war.
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