Category: Travel Writing
South America
Two years ago I selected for my annual address _Africa, or the Dark Continent_; last year _Asia, the Land of Mountains and Deserts_; this year I have chosen _South America, the Land of Rivers and Pampas_.
Chapters
2. Part 2
When Pizarro landed in Peru there were two Incas, one at Cuzco and the other at Quito, and the bitter conflict which was raging between them made the conquest of both easy. Piza...
1. Part 1Two years ago I selected for my annual address _Africa, or the Dark Continent_; last year _Asia, the Land of Mountains and Deserts_; this year I have chosen _South America, the...
3. Part 3The country was not settled so rapidly as the rulers desired. Inducements were therefore offered to immigrants. The passage money from Europe and the expenses of the immigrant t...