Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . have accepted hisinvitation. For the benefit of any who would liketo plan a journey across South America by one ofthe new trade-routes which few travellers have yetseen, I give the itinerary as it was given me. Itmakes no allowances for missing connections: — La Paz to Sorata by coach or mule-back, 2 days. Sorata to Guanay, a hard trip on mule-back, 7days. Guanay to Rurrenabaque, on the river Beni, byraft, 4 days. 240 ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA (In the
Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . have accepted hisinvitation. For the benefit of any who would liketo plan a journey across South America by one ofthe new trade-routes which few travellers have yetseen, I give the itinerary as it was given me. Itmakes no allowances for missing connections: — La Paz to Sorata by coach or mule-back, 2 days. Sorata to Guanay, a hard trip on mule-back, 7days. Guanay to Rurrenabaque, on the river Beni, byraft, 4 days. 240 ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA (In the rainy season, that is from January toApril, there are very few rafts to be had. The routethen would be from Sorata direct to Rurrenabaque,an interesting but rather difficult trip that wouldtake fourteen days on mule-back.) Rurrenabaque to Riberalta at the junction ofthe Beni and the Madre de Dios by steam launch,4 days; or by boat, i8 days. From Riberalta to Port San Antonio by boat, 6days. From Port San Antonio to Manaos on the Ama-zon, by steamer, 5 days. Total: La Paz to Manaos, not counting time lostin making connection, 28 to 45 BAL6AS NKAR GUAQUI ON LAKE TITICACA
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