. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. CATHEDRAL AND GOVERNMENT PALACE. ^L, \ir n TO MLKILU THE CITY OF LA PAZ 135 glaciers of Illimani or some nearer and invisible mountain; ortaquia, the dung of the Ihuna, here the chief fuel; or carryingaway imported merchandise to Indians or others, dwelling oftthe few lines of railway. The multitude of Indians (Aymards, less prepossessing thanthe QuicJiuas) and of choJos, wlio together form nine-tenthsof the popuhition of Bolivia and two-thirds tliat ot La i^azTalso gives a j)icturesque novelty to the ])hKe, attractinLy eagerattent

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. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. CATHEDRAL AND GOVERNMENT PALACE. ^L, \ir n TO MLKILU THE CITY OF LA PAZ 135 glaciers of Illimani or some nearer and invisible mountain; ortaquia, the dung of the Ihuna, here the chief fuel; or carryingaway imported merchandise to Indians or others, dwelling oftthe few lines of railway. The multitude of Indians (Aymards, less prepossessing thanthe QuicJiuas) and of choJos, wlio together form nine-tenthsof the popuhition of Bolivia and two-thirds tliat ot La i^azTalso gives a j)icturesque novelty to the ])hKe, attractinLy eagerattention if not achuiration bv the strangeness of their ■ Son;ditv and garlj. The Indian men l)earing loads or drivingherds of llamas, both apparently belonging to some remotepatriarchal age, the women sitting in the streets or squares,knitting as they preside over the sale of edibles, knit goods, orother wares, or handing out a bowl of chupc (soup) to apatron, the cholas (women of the half-breeds) in gay attire,are a constant source of interest. Ones sight-seeing naturally

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