Under the Southern cross in South America . ROYAL PALMS, BOTANIC GARDEN, RIO 427. DOM PEDRO MONUMENT, RIO IN UNRIVALED RIO 431 area of fifty square miles can be seen by the unaided eye. One ofthe landmarks in this neighborhood is the old and famous convent ofSanta Theresa where, in bygone times, the women were placed forsafe-keeping while their husbands were oflf on military old Carioca Aqueduct, along which we passed when coming up,was constructed in 1744. It was abandoned years ago, yet it is verywell preserved, although broken in many places. The water-supplyis now conveyed
Under the Southern cross in South America . ROYAL PALMS, BOTANIC GARDEN, RIO 427. DOM PEDRO MONUMENT, RIO IN UNRIVALED RIO 431 area of fifty square miles can be seen by the unaided eye. One ofthe landmarks in this neighborhood is the old and famous convent ofSanta Theresa where, in bygone times, the women were placed forsafe-keeping while their husbands were oflf on military old Carioca Aqueduct, along which we passed when coming up,was constructed in 1744. It was abandoned years ago, yet it is verywell preserved, although broken in many places. The water-supplyis now conveyed by a new pipe system. I have seen many seascapes and landscapes in my wanderingsover the world—scenes which thrilled the heart of the romancer andgave magic genius to the brush of the painter, but to me the viewof Rio and its harljor from the Hunchback Mountain excelled inbeauty, wealth of coloring and appealing charm all that my eyes hadhitherto rested upon and nowhere else on earth can I hope to seeit duplicated. Since its foundation Rio has experienced many changes. Begin
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