Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . its Fluffy Birds.—Cathedral and Arcades.—Burning of Jesuits Church in 1863.—Monument.—Burningof Theatre.—Atrocious insult to Charles Dickens.—Foundationof Santiago in 1541.—The Mapocho Indians destroyit,—What they left behind.—Connexion of Earl Dun-donald with Chile.—Bravery of his eldest son.—AttemptedAssassination of Lady Cochrane.—Seizing Treasure of SanMartins.—Reinstatement in his former honours by QueenVictoria. As the *Cordillera had to remain for a week atValparaiso, I took advantage of the occasion, andran up to have a loo

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Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . its Fluffy Birds.—Cathedral and Arcades.—Burning of Jesuits Church in 1863.—Monument.—Burningof Theatre.—Atrocious insult to Charles Dickens.—Foundationof Santiago in 1541.—The Mapocho Indians destroyit,—What they left behind.—Connexion of Earl Dun-donald with Chile.—Bravery of his eldest son.—AttemptedAssassination of Lady Cochrane.—Seizing Treasure of SanMartins.—Reinstatement in his former honours by QueenVictoria. As the *Cordillera had to remain for a week atValparaiso, I took advantage of the occasion, andran up to have a look at Santiago, the capital ofChile. The distance set down on the railwaytime-tables is 114J miles. So soon as we get outside of the town, we findourselves at once amongst the Cordilleras, whichare here, as well as elsewhere, the spurs of theAndes. The morning being very clear, ^e had aview of the snow-capped Aconcagua, reputed to bethe highest of the Andean chain. At the stationof Quilpue, twelve miles from the starting-point,.

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