. Pacific shores from Panama . ndes to the sea. After lunch we crossed this stream and followeddown its valley, fording it a dozen times in its mean-derings, riding single-file through the bamboo jungles,the tail and crupper of the pacing pony ahead ap-pearing and disappearing as we sped along. We finally emerged into the main Cailete valley andpaused awhile to visit an old bull-ring quite uniquein its way. Its only gradas are a sort of balcony orloggia painted with statues of Roman emperors andwith vines and the fittings of a pergola. The entirebarrera, or wall surrounding the ring, is fresco
. Pacific shores from Panama . ndes to the sea. After lunch we crossed this stream and followeddown its valley, fording it a dozen times in its mean-derings, riding single-file through the bamboo jungles,the tail and crupper of the pacing pony ahead ap-pearing and disappearing as we sped along. We finally emerged into the main Cailete valley andpaused awhile to visit an old bull-ring quite uniquein its way. Its only gradas are a sort of balcony orloggia painted with statues of Roman emperors andwith vines and the fittings of a pergola. The entirebarrera, or wall surrounding the ring, is frescoed withgreat figures, life-size, and now partially effaced bytime, depicting all the phases of a bull-fight: thepicador and his horse gored by the infuriated animal; [112] SOUTHERN PERU the handerilleros adroitly placing their multi-coloureddarts; the lithe matador sighting his sword for thefinal thrust; even to the exit of the dead animaldragged out at the heels of the arrastres. As we left the ring the four wonderful Norfolk. fwr •••Iff tr >^>;SLKl?l^iSWl^Ii^§*\i/!L- •^, ••A -^il-iisS,^^ vcuv^.Tt, •nti- Bull-Ring in the Canete Valley Island pines, straight, tall, and branched like giantcandelabra—the quartette of trees that make Unanueso conspicuous a landmark in the valley—raisedtheir lofty heads before us, and from time to time wecould descry the pinnacles and loggias of the beauti-ful hacienda rising above the intervening meadow^ were to stop for tea at this home of the Vice- [113] PACIFIC SHORES FROM PANAMA President, and presently were dismounting in itsvast fore-court, where the white oxen were beingunyoked from the plough and the farm implementsstood neatly ranged under sheds at either side.
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