Under the Southern cross in South America . nts of the news furnished by theLima papers, especially by El Commercio of that city. Bull-fighting still prevails in La Paz, but the sport is not as brutalas in Spain. It is conducted under certain rigid rules, and the mu-nicipal authorities always attend. Horses are not permitted to begored to death, and when it is thought the poor bull has aftordedsufficient of the cruel amusement, the matador is commanded to puthim to death with as much mercy and as little pain as bull-ring is surrounded by a circular adobe wall of about 200feet in d
Under the Southern cross in South America . nts of the news furnished by theLima papers, especially by El Commercio of that city. Bull-fighting still prevails in La Paz, but the sport is not as brutalas in Spain. It is conducted under certain rigid rules, and the mu-nicipal authorities always attend. Horses are not permitted to begored to death, and when it is thought the poor bull has aftordedsufficient of the cruel amusement, the matador is commanded to puthim to death with as much mercy and as little pain as bull-ring is surrounded by a circular adobe wall of about 200feet in diameter and sheltered by a roof of galvanized iron. Thereare terraced seats around the enclosure, except at the entrance andat the point where the bull is led to the combat. It is situated onthe summit of one of the many hills which rise up around the infrequently several bulls are led into the arena of an eveningfor the amusement of the spectators, and having contributed theirpart to the excitement are slaughtered by the ATTHOR AT INCAX IDOL, TIAHUANACO
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