The earth and its inhabitants .. . ts crest), Ampato, Chachani (19,820 feet)—are allquiescent and snow-clad for a great part of the year, or even permanenth. Thefamous Misti (.Sucahuaya), whose superb snow-streaked cone rises immediately tothe north-east of the Arequipa plain, owes its celebrity more to its imposingaspect and conspicuous position on the great Bolivian trade route rather thanto its geological importance and altitude, though this is considerable enough(18,500 feet). From time immemorial Misti has been in repose, and at present its cratercontains nothing but ashes and snow. Yet f
The earth and its inhabitants .. . ts crest), Ampato, Chachani (19,820 feet)—are allquiescent and snow-clad for a great part of the year, or even permanenth. Thefamous Misti (.Sucahuaya), whose superb snow-streaked cone rises immediately tothe north-east of the Arequipa plain, owes its celebrity more to its imposingaspect and conspicuous position on the great Bolivian trade route rather thanto its geological importance and altitude, though this is considerable enough(18,500 feet). From time immemorial Misti has been in repose, and at present its cratercontains nothing but ashes and snow. Yet from this focus appear to be pro-pagated the earthquakes from which Arequipa has so often suffered, and by whichit was almost entirely destroyed in 18(38. Misti was first ascended bv Wcddell in1847, and since that time the exploit has been often repeated, but always on thenorth side, fijping Chachani. Ryder and Rothwell perished in the attempt to scaleit on the west side in order to explore its crevasses. Henceforth, Misti cannot. fM;^
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