. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. ^ Santiago is a city generally pleasing to tourists, even de-jlightful, as one traveler asserts, who calls it the best place^ in South America for residence the whole year around and\ the only one attractive from a scenic, climatic and social\ point of view. This very critical writer who seems to havea special ^grouch against Rio de Janeiro, after seeing Limarevises his opinion to a degree, then declaring that onlyBuenos Aires, Santiago, and Lima appear desirable placesto live in and of the three he rather prefers Lima. Percontra, anothe
. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. ^ Santiago is a city generally pleasing to tourists, even de-jlightful, as one traveler asserts, who calls it the best place^ in South America for residence the whole year around and\ the only one attractive from a scenic, climatic and social\ point of view. This very critical writer who seems to havea special ^grouch against Rio de Janeiro, after seeing Limarevises his opinion to a degree, then declaring that onlyBuenos Aires, Santiago, and Lima appear desirable placesto live in and of the three he rather prefers Lima. Percontra, another great traveler who stayed in Lima not longenough to see it, from his superficial view thought itmuch over-rated, this showing, with a possible difference intaste, the error of a too hasty judgment. But not to make undue comparisons, Santiago is a charm-ing city, much larger, , and more modern andEuropean than cosy and courtly Lima, or strange and remoteLa Paz. Its attractions will surprise many and all will beloath to SANTIAGO 175 It has a fine system of electric cars with a device which inour cities might be adopted to very gieat advantage. Tlieears of the various routes, in addition to the names of streetsor destinations which they bear, are all numbered, with figuresat the top large enough to l)e visible for a block or two. Onthe caile Ahumada you will see cars numbered 15, 17, 20,24, etc. Should you wish to go to the Park, you may takeNo. 19 on Iluerfanos. The hotel people or any resident willtell you what cars you may take and where, for any givenpoint, or you will find a complete list in Scotts riuiiie Hook. After seeing the Plaza, one may take No. 19 there forParque Cousino, or a cab or automobile for a drive al)outthe city. In 1911 the paving on many streets was so roughthat the ears were preferred by many; now, however, thestreets in the central part of the city are all in fine condi-tion. The business quarter of the city is chiefly between
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