Under the Southern cross in South America . HAKB(.)R SCENE, CAI,LA<). A SUBURB OF ) ALONG THE WESTERN COAST 101 Housetops, church spires and factory chhnneys reflected themorning sunshine in which they appeared sohd structures of archi-tectural beauty, but here, as at Guayquil, it was a case of semblancenot substance. The solid looking beauty was effected by stucco andplaster-of-Paris. When we got into the town we found it dreary and uninviting;the houses were similar to those we had seen, constructed of wood,cane and bamboo, covered over with plaster. The streets were verydusty. We
Under the Southern cross in South America . HAKB(.)R SCENE, CAI,LA<). A SUBURB OF ) ALONG THE WESTERN COAST 101 Housetops, church spires and factory chhnneys reflected themorning sunshine in which they appeared sohd structures of archi-tectural beauty, but here, as at Guayquil, it was a case of semblancenot substance. The solid looking beauty was effected by stucco andplaster-of-Paris. When we got into the town we found it dreary and uninviting;the houses were similar to those we had seen, constructed of wood,cane and bamboo, covered over with plaster. The streets were verydusty. We were told the dust is sometimes converted into an almostimpassable mire by the fine mist of the winter season. This mistserves the purpose of rain, for Callao, in common witli the othercoast towns, is rainless too. We did not visit old Callao, which stands farther out on the pointthan the present town. In 746 it was almost totally destroyed byan earthquake, when four thousand people perished. The modern town also has had its vicissitudes. It, too, has oftensuffered fr
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