South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised
CHAPTER V
LA PAZ AND THE BOLIVIAN DESERT
Origin of the Bolivian Republic 166
General Physical Character of Bolivia 167
Approach to La Paz: The _Barranca_ 168
Climate of La Paz: The Mountain Sickness or _Soroche_ 171
The City and its Environs 174
Character and Habits of the Bolivian Indians 179
The Plateau from La Paz to Oruro 186
Uyuni: The Great Bolivian Desert 191
Passage through the Andes 198
The Borax Lake and the Volcanoes 199
View of the Western Cordillera 203
The Desert of Atacama 204