Through South America's southland; with an account of the Roosevelt Scientific Expedition to South America . !Santa i -v^ ^. -l^ * ;-wv».-S .*aj««£.^ -at. Art Galleky. Santiago. SANTIAGO DEL NUEVO EXTREMO the afternoon its splendid avenues are crowded with thesmart equipages of the wealth and fashion of the city, whileits greenswards and inviting groves are musical with brightand happy children. The Parque Cousiiio is to Santiagowhat Paleraio is to Buenos Aires, and what Central Parkis to New York. But by far the most fascinating spot in the metropolisis the famous Cerrito de Sant
Through South America's southland; with an account of the Roosevelt Scientific Expedition to South America . !Santa i -v^ ^. -l^ * ;-wv».-S .*aj««£.^ -at. Art Galleky. Santiago. SANTIAGO DEL NUEVO EXTREMO the afternoon its splendid avenues are crowded with thesmart equipages of the wealth and fashion of the city, whileits greenswards and inviting groves are musical with brightand happy children. The Parque Cousiiio is to Santiagowhat Paleraio is to Buenos Aires, and what Central Parkis to New York. But by far the most fascinating spot in the metropolisis the famous Cerrito de Santa Lucia. From its summitone has views that are surpassed in magnificence only bythose which greet the vision from the lofty peaks whichstand as sentinels around the matchless bay of Rio deJaneiro. The historian, Padre Alonzo de Ovalle, writing,nearly three centuries ago, of the valley of Mapocho andthe hill of Santa Lucia, says: In this valley, two leagues from the Cordillera, bythe side of the river Mapocho, God has planted a moun-tain of beautiful aspect and proportion which is like awatchtower, from which the w
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