. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . 158 DICK View of Chimhorazo from Quito. CHAPTER XVI. QUITO VOYAGE DOWN THE AMAZON AN IN-TERESTING STRANGER CLOSE OF MY LONG STORY REFLECTIONS. There are few places in the world moreremarkable than Quito. It lies nearly underthe equator, yet, being more than nine thou- DICK BOLDHERO. 159 sand feet above the level of the sea, it hasa climate like that of our June during thewhole year. The face of nature seems tobe covered with perpetual bloom. Whilesome of the people are sowing their wheat,others are harvesting theirs. The
. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . 158 DICK View of Chimhorazo from Quito. CHAPTER XVI. QUITO VOYAGE DOWN THE AMAZON AN IN-TERESTING STRANGER CLOSE OF MY LONG STORY REFLECTIONS. There are few places in the world moreremarkable than Quito. It lies nearly underthe equator, yet, being more than nine thou- DICK BOLDHERO. 159 sand feet above the level of the sea, it hasa climate like that of our June during thewhole year. The face of nature seems tobe covered with perpetual bloom. Whilesome of the people are sowing their wheat,others are harvesting theirs. The city of Quito is itself built upon theskirt of the volcanic mountain of is a fine city, with many elegant buildings,though the streets are irregular, and archesare frequently necessary in order to crossthe yawning chasms created by the eruptionsof the mountain. In a southerly direction, at the distanceof about a hundred miles, is the celebratedpeak of Chimborazo. It is twenty-one thou-sand four hundred and forty feet in height,and is capped with everlasting snow. I
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