Sight-seeing in South America . - have elaborate traceries of])ale i)ink> and ])hies, suggestive ol wall ])a])er. I alwavs 42 Sight-Seeing in South America think of Pernambuco as the wall-paper city. The cheaperplastered houses have also their fronts stenciled after thesame tile or wall-paper designs. Aside from the general color, brilliancy, and beauty,which make Pernambuco one of the most unique and fas-. By M Public Square cinating cities of South America, there is little to detaina traveler. The old churches have a profusion of saintsand decorations, but they are in no wa}

---

Sight-seeing in South America . - have elaborate traceries of])ale i)ink> and ])hies, suggestive ol wall ])a])er. I alwavs 42 Sight-Seeing in South America think of Pernambuco as the wall-paper city. The cheaperplastered houses have also their fronts stenciled after thesame tile or wall-paper designs. Aside from the general color, brilliancy, and beauty,which make Pernambuco one of the most unique and fas-. By M Public Square cinating cities of South America, there is little to detaina traveler. The old churches have a profusion of saintsand decorations, but they are in no wa} are a few large, well-constructed government Peniambuco 43 buildings, like the barracks and the city hall, but the mostimposing building, as in many South American cities, isthe Municipal Theater. Several of us called uj^on the director of the theater,and he ver}- cordial]} conducted us through the large

---

Size: 1308px × 1910px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidsightseeingi, bookyear1912