Sight-seeing in South America . l grottoes, lakes, and water-falls. Near by is one of the prettiest avenues of treesin Argentina. More mounted policemen were ridingback and forth than there were ]5eople on its one carriage passed us during the hour and a halfthat we were there. In the midst of these trees is a finezoological garden with high iron fence and gates. It isnot open to the public luitil two oclock in the afternoon. Picturesquely located in a cluni]) of tall eucalyptus treesis the famous La Plata Museum. This im])osing build-ing is used ])rinciiKdly for a ])alcontologi
Sight-seeing in South America . l grottoes, lakes, and water-falls. Near by is one of the prettiest avenues of treesin Argentina. More mounted policemen were ridingback and forth than there were ]5eople on its one carriage passed us during the hour and a halfthat we were there. In the midst of these trees is a finezoological garden with high iron fence and gates. It isnot open to the public luitil two oclock in the afternoon. Picturesquely located in a cluni]) of tall eucalyptus treesis the famous La Plata Museum. This im])osing build-ing is used ])rinciiKdly for a ])alcontological exhibit. It 92 Sight-Seeing in South America was founded by Doctor Francisco P. Moreno, chief ofthe surveying commission connected with the question ofthe Chile and Argentina hmits. Three of its fifteenrooms are used for natural history exhibits of the presentday. Its fossils are all well classified. Early Indiancivilizations, especially of the Incas and the Araucanians,are represented with a large display of mummies, uten-.
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