How the world travels . LLAMAS. are very hardy and can carry heavy loads on theirbacks. Not far from the coast of America is Cuba, andhere bullock wagons suitable to the tropical JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 69 climate of the island are used, with shady roofsmade of palm-leaves. These are driven bynegroes, who urge on the animals with long, iron-. CUBAN VOLANTE. pointed goads. The reins are attached to theends of the bullocks horns. In the streets of Havana, the capital of Cuba,hooded carriages called volantes, or kitrins, areseen. They are drawn by two horses or mules,one being harnessed between
How the world travels . LLAMAS. are very hardy and can carry heavy loads on theirbacks. Not far from the coast of America is Cuba, andhere bullock wagons suitable to the tropical JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 69 climate of the island are used, with shady roofsmade of palm-leaves. These are driven bynegroes, who urge on the animals with long, iron-. CUBAN VOLANTE. pointed goads. The reins are attached to theends of the bullocks horns. In the streets of Havana, the capital of Cuba,hooded carriages called volantes, or kitrins, areseen. They are drawn by two horses or mules,one being harnessed between the shafts while the 70 HOW THE WORLD TRAVELS other is outside on the left. Sometimes threehorses are driven abreast. These vehicles arevery curious in appearance, for they have enor-mous wheels and shafts that are over fifteen feetin length. The horses are ridden by negro pos-tilions, ,who sometimes wear gorgeous scarletliveries ornamented with gold lace, and jack-bootsthat reach almost to their waists. From Cuba we can travel east or west, sailingeither round the Horn or the Cape of Good Hope,but whichever direction we choose our ship comesat last to the great island continent of we find, in the large towns such as Sydneyand Melbourne, tramways, motor-cars, and eventhe old familiar hansom cabs of the Londonstreets. Au
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