Sight-seeing in South America . d-somely engraved certificates from Ne]3tune, saying thathe had crossed the equator in proper form, so that nonewould require another ducking at the line. The next dav we reached Pernambuco, which is locatedon the shoulder of South America where it approachesclosest to Africa. Our constant eastwardly sailing madeus realize that South America is a sort of midway con-tinent between North America and the Eastern Hemis-])here. All of South America is east of Cleveland, whileValparaiso, the largest Pacific seaport south of SanFrancisco, is east of New York. Pernambuc
Sight-seeing in South America . d-somely engraved certificates from Ne]3tune, saying thathe had crossed the equator in proper form, so that nonewould require another ducking at the line. The next dav we reached Pernambuco, which is locatedon the shoulder of South America where it approachesclosest to Africa. Our constant eastwardly sailing madeus realize that South America is a sort of midway con-tinent between North America and the Eastern Hemis-])here. All of South America is east of Cleveland, whileValparaiso, the largest Pacific seaport south of SanFrancisco, is east of New York. Pernambuco is so situated upon the Great SouthAmerican Trade Routes that it will probably become oneof the large cities of the world. P is about equidistantfrom New York and the Europeav. seaports, and it is Pcniaiubiico 37 the first port of call for European and American shipsbound for Rio, Santos, and Buenos Aires. It is alsothe nearest port to Africa, and in the projected Iberian,African, and South American Railway that is to connect. Hii c. rt. .s--vv/„»s Incle Sam on the Lont; Ironienade Ucck Europe with South America, it is at one end of the threedays ferr} Ijetwcen Africa and South Aiuerica. Officially, Recife is the name of the city, and Iernam-buco is the name of a Brazilian State of about the areaof Ohio, of which Recife is the ca])ital. Recife is derivedfrom reef, and the city is situated l)ehind a coral reefthat forms a small harbor in front of the citv. rcrnam- 38 Sight-Seeing in South America buco means stone-pierced, and that name was given itbecause there is an opening here through the stone ships, Hke the Bhiecher, cannot get within thereef, and are compelled to anchor out in the open oceanand to unload on to tenders. When the waves are highit is very difficult to land passengers or freight. We had
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