Travels in Peru and Mexico, Volume 2Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 - Chile |
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... Mountains . . Grand Views . Meet a Courier . — - - - - - False Reports . Sad Condition of the Mules . - Tambo of Pati . Pass Mount Misti . View of Arequipa . - Politeness of our Travel- ling Companions - 17 CHAPTER XXII . AREQUIPA TO ...
... Mountains . . Grand Views . Meet a Courier . — - - - - - False Reports . Sad Condition of the Mules . - Tambo of Pati . Pass Mount Misti . View of Arequipa . - Politeness of our Travel- ling Companions - 17 CHAPTER XXII . AREQUIPA TO ...
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... Mountain of Arizabo . — The temperate Region . — Badness of the Road . Peculiar Construction of the Carriages . - Driver's Account of Rob- beries . - System of the Robbers . Gallant Conduct of an English Officer . - Villages.- Fertility ...
... Mountain of Arizabo . — The temperate Region . — Badness of the Road . Peculiar Construction of the Carriages . - Driver's Account of Rob- beries . - System of the Robbers . Gallant Conduct of an English Officer . - Villages.- Fertility ...
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... Mountains . - The Museum . - Relics of the Astecs . - Comparison of the Ancient Inhabitants of Mexico and Peru . - Lord Mark Kerr.— Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley . - The Upper Rooms . - Mathematical Instruments . — Ancient Map of the ...
... Mountains . - The Museum . - Relics of the Astecs . - Comparison of the Ancient Inhabitants of Mexico and Peru . - Lord Mark Kerr.— Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley . - The Upper Rooms . - Mathematical Instruments . — Ancient Map of the ...
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... mountains by the side of the lake , which formerly gave employment to a great portion of its inhabitants , have been abandoned on account of the deficiency of wood and the difficulty of transport , and the population since the loss of ...
... mountains by the side of the lake , which formerly gave employment to a great portion of its inhabitants , have been abandoned on account of the deficiency of wood and the difficulty of transport , and the population since the loss of ...
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... mountains , while towards the east , appeared the line of the horizon only broken by the peaks of one or two rocky isles . This great lake is situated between two of the grand Cordilleras , and is nearly surrounded by the peaks of the ...
... mountains , while towards the east , appeared the line of the horizon only broken by the peaks of one or two rocky isles . This great lake is situated between two of the grand Cordilleras , and is nearly surrounded by the peaks of the ...
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