. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . View of the Calle d<d Tcairo (now Uuancaveliea). Each cnadra (front) of these blocks contains from twenty to thirtydoorways belonging to large dwelling-houses or shops. The regula-rity of the streets and the great number of towers scattered aboutthe capital render it a veiyfine sight from the neighbouring heights,though the shape of the roofs somewhat detracts from its beauty;as the very slight lainfall prevents the necessity for tiled angularroofs, the lops of the houses are all qui
. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . View of the Calle d<d Tcairo (now Uuancaveliea). Each cnadra (front) of these blocks contains from twenty to thirtydoorways belonging to large dwelling-houses or shops. The regula-rity of the streets and the great number of towers scattered aboutthe capital render it a veiyfine sight from the neighbouring heights,though the shape of the roofs somewhat detracts from its beauty;as the very slight lainfall prevents the necessity for tiled angularroofs, the lops of the houses are all quite 5 3 :> ■) 5 111 CO CD CO PQ 5 ^ 5 a OO 3 ^ c^ CD r 1 CD M—1O LIMA. 7 Some few years ago each cuadra in Lima had a distinct name ofits own, and it is interesting to note the origin of some of themsnch as Borricos, Pericotes, Ya Pano, Patos, etc. (1) At the present day, though the different cuadras standing in thesame straight hne have only name, it may fairly be said that themunicipality has not shown nuich tact in approving of the designa-tion selected; all are names of provincial capitals or towns, andmany of them are words of the purest Quichua (2), which foreigners,the English especially, can never pronounce. Houses. — The houses of Lima have a cheerful appearance sel-dom found in those of other countries. Internally, they are in ge-neral extremely convenient, and for decoration, cleanliness, ele-
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