Under the Southern cross in South America . I IRI) S 1 \ 1 \ IFW OF PAZ. AX INDIAX GROUP, LA PAZ 543 MOST PICTURESQUE INDIAN CITY 245 When we arrived at the brink of the valley—canon or gorge itwould probably be called in the Western States—and looked downon the red-tiled terra cotta roofs so sharply defined in the clearair that the tiles might be counted, the sight unfolded before oureyes resembled some magic panorama spread before the view byv\and of enchantment. The blending of colors was most remarkable,their variations entrancing the eye as if by a spell and claimingattention with a f
Under the Southern cross in South America . I IRI) S 1 \ 1 \ IFW OF PAZ. AX INDIAX GROUP, LA PAZ 543 MOST PICTURESQUE INDIAN CITY 245 When we arrived at the brink of the valley—canon or gorge itwould probably be called in the Western States—and looked downon the red-tiled terra cotta roofs so sharply defined in the clearair that the tiles might be counted, the sight unfolded before oureyes resembled some magic panorama spread before the view byv\and of enchantment. The blending of colors was most remarkable,their variations entrancing the eye as if by a spell and claimingattention with a fascination altogether indescribable. The streets of La Paz climb up the sides of the gorge of bothbanks of the torrent of the same name that foams and flows at thebottom. As we looked down from the puna the streets, the yards,the gardens semed to be laid out with geometrical precision, givingthe idea of a large natural map outlined with a faultless was a map indeed full of life and color, a vitascope of changinghues and scenes which appealed to every est
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