. Les Andes et l'Amazonie :|bor à travers le continent de l'Amérique du Sud. mac n'est pas jusqu'aux genoux. L'entrée au pont est sous une arche imposante, portant le mottoDios y la Patria. La majorité des maisons d'habitation sont d'adobe, withflat les toits et les murs de séparation de canne plâtré ; mais stoneand le fer sont remplaçant la boue. L'un des meilleurs examjjlesis la résidence de Henry Meiggs-a rénové palace du vice-roi. Toutes les structures publiques sont des vestiges de l'époque vice-royale, enregistrez le palais des expositions, qui, cependant, était l'œuvre d'un Italien. En fait, prendre les étrangers pour-ont fait pour Lima

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. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. mac is not knee-deep. The entrance tothe bridge is under an imposing arch, bearing the mottoDios y la Patria. The majority of the dwelling-houses are of adobe, withflat roofs and partition walls of plastered cane; but stoneand iron are superseding mud. One of the best examjjlesis the residence of Henry Meiggs—a remodeled palace ofthe viceroys. All the public structures are relics of vice-regal times, save the Exhibition Palace, which, however, was the work of an Italian. In fact, take out what for-eigners have done for Lima, and nothing would be left—not even the Bull-ring, for that was built by a viceroy;nor the railway-station, for that was a suppressed convent.The old mud wall, which till lately surrounded the city, has been leveled, and the ground purchased by Mr. Meiggs, who contemplates a circular boulevard. * Outside of Lima the favorite places of resort are the baths of Chorillosand Ancdn, on the coast. The Oroya Raih-oad has opened several attrac-tions, as Chosica and Tarma.. Bridge over the Rimac, Lima. Climate of Lima. 411 The climate of Lima is uniform and delightful, the tem-perature ranging between 70° and 87°. Heavy rains, scorching suns, and sudden changes are unknown. Thepeople can not say, Fickle as the weather, but Steadyas the weather. The city is in its best estate betweenNovember and March; the other half of the year it iscomparatively damp and unhealth3* The houses arewithout chimneys ; the sun is the fire-place of Peru. Yetthe number of deaths exceeds that of the births. The in-fant mortality of Lima is about three times that of Lon-don. Not more than two destructive earthquakes occurin a century. The last was in 1806, so that another isnow due. Beggary is forbidden, except on certain days;then the diseased and poverty-stricken scum rises to thesurface. * The seasons of the coast and the sierras are reversed ; for while it is therainy season on the mountains (our winte

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