. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . sidence of the aristocracy? Why should a man beconsidered nobody if he docs not spend at least his Sundays at Chor-rillos? Why is it the rendezvous of all the loungers of the capital?Is the charm to be found in the temperature or in the sea? Nothingof the kind; but solely in the fact that the goddess Fortune has thereestablished her temples; that the majority of the houses are somany battle-fields in which a constant struggle is maintained, dayand night, between the worshippers of Mammo
. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . sidence of the aristocracy? Why should a man beconsidered nobody if he docs not spend at least his Sundays at Chor-rillos? Why is it the rendezvous of all the loungers of the capital?Is the charm to be found in the temperature or in the sea? Nothingof the kind; but solely in the fact that the goddess Fortune has thereestablished her temples; that the majority of the houses are somany battle-fields in which a constant struggle is maintained, dayand night, between the worshippers of Mammon. At Chorrillos afortune may be won in a day or two, or the savings of a year, nayof a whole life, may be lost in a single night. Chorrillos is indebted to General Castilla for its most importantimprovement — the terrace above the Barranco (ravine), which com-mands a charming view of the sea. During the fine summer even-ings, when the moon is shining in all her splendour, the numerous 154 LIMA. but yet select company which assembles there, and the militaryband, make that walk a truly delightful View of the quay of Chorrillos. Before this terrace existed, the life of the ladies at Chorrillos wasextremely dull and monotonous. During the evenings especially,they Avere condemned to solitude, while their lords and masterswere revelling in the enjoyment of the hmocent pastime offered bythe gaming-table.
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