The South American Tour

Although information and advice in regard to South American trade have been liberally proffered in many books and magazines, and in various addresses to commercial bodies, a few...

HOTELS. Grand Hotel Maury, A. P., 6 to 20 _soles_ per day. E. P., 2 _soles_ up; Grand Hotel, A. P., 6 to 10 _soles_; Hotel Cardinal, E. P., 2 _soles_ up. Excellent restaurant, r...

The large majority of tourists will embark at Rio on one of the fine large steamers of the Lamport and Holt Line for New York. Return may also be made by way of England on a Roy...

Leaving Palermo Park by the broad Ave. Sarmiento, one has on the left the Zoological Garden; on the right, a feature of Argentine life of the highest importance, the buildings a...

_Cabs._ First class, 15 blocks, 1 _peso_, next 15 blocks, 50 _ctvs._; second class, first course 60 _ctvs._, second 40 _ctvs._ By the hour, first class, 2 _pesos_, then 80 _ctvs...

Nearly all tourists, whether from the north or south, will arrive at Rio by water. Leaving Santos in the late afternoon, on a fairly swift steamer, one is liable, unless an earl...

Among the nations of the ancient or the modern world, not one do we know with a history in some respects so extraordinary as that of Paraguay. Yet of the thousands annually who...

A tri-weekly train is now scheduled from Arequipa up over the mountains, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; the Wednesday only connects with an express to Cuzco. These trains, are p...

The journey from Santiago to Buenos Aires by the passage of the Cordillera, in former days seldom undertaken between May and October save by the hardy mail-carriers, may, since...

The country of Uruguay has the distinction of being the youngest, and the smallest in area, of all of the South American Republics. It must not, however, be inferred that it is...

=Chorillos.= With sufficient time at one’s disposal a few days may be pleasantly spent in visiting the shore resorts near the capital. The electric cars which pass on the calle...

Four daily trains in about 2 hours at 3.00, 6.00 and 10.40 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Special train for sight-seers, round trip fare $4.00, from Colon at 8 a.m., with barge service on l...

Two days from Jamaica, six, seven, eight, or nine from New York, one arrives at Colon, eager to witness the wonderful operations now well-nigh concluded, or to behold the finish...

=Tiahuanaco.= All who have an interest in legendary lore and in ancient monuments of a mysterious past should surely make the excursion to Tiahuanaco. Even those who have no esp...

In all Spanish American countries the parks are an important feature. In some respects the most beautiful, and one absolutely unique in character, is that of _Santa Lucia_, whic...

The State of São Paulo, called the most progressive, if not the most important in Brazil, has for its chief seaport the city of Santos, to which the majority of tourists will ha...

Too long, mayhap, have we lingered in the heart of the city, longer I fancy than any tourist will do, despite the attractions in the busy marts of trade, and the stately edifice...

From Cuzco the tourist will return to Juliaca, the junction on the main line, where he should arrive in time to take the train at 6.15 p.m. for _Puno_ on Lake Titicaca, a ride o...

From the charm of the Rimac Valley and the City of the Kings it is difficult to escape, but on a four months’ tour not more than ten days can be spared for this region, fourteen...

=Arica.= Arriving at Arica by sea, or departing as well, one may observe in great white letters on the rocky Morro, _Vive Battalion No. 4_, commemorating the Chilian victory wit...

The extent of the great country, the exact title of which is the United States of Brazil, most of us hardly realize. With fifteen times the area of France, it covers more ground...

=Salaverry=, 66 miles from Pacasmayo, is usually reached during the night. At this port a few tourists may be tempted to disembark, perhaps with two objects in view; one to visi...

The great country of Argentina, the largest we have yet visited, in South America second only to Brazil, has more than five times the area of France and above one-third that of...

=Santiago=, the capital and largest city of Chile, the third or fourth in size in South America, considered by some travelers to have the most beautiful location of any capital...

The _Grand Hotel Guibert_ is well situated at a corner of the principal Plaza. Though not on the square, several windows overlook it and from many the music of the band concerts...

The Avenida do Rio Branco, so called since the recent death of the famous Baron of that name, formerly the Central, is claimed by Brazilians to be the most beautiful street in t...

On board ship at the Balboa docks, recently enlarged by the United States Government, the surroundings at high tide are beautiful. On three sides are green wooded hills, some of...

=Callao.= The harbor of Callao, six or seven days direct from Panama, in contrast to the ports where the ship has previously called, presents an attractive picture. If the arriv...

_Panama to Callao and Valparaiso_—The Pacific Steam Navigation Company; and Compañia Sud-Americana de Vapores—each with sailings alternate Mondays; the Compañia Peruana de Vapor...

_Chief Points of Interest._ The Monument and the Government Palace near the landing; the business streets; Plaza Victoria and the church facing it; the Av. Brazil with the Briti...

=Southern Chile and the Straits of Magellan.= The great majority of tourists will proceed from Santiago by rail over mountains and plains to Buenos Aires, being influenced there...

In 1903, before the United States’ occupation, there was no choice as to means of transport to the Isthmus. A single steamship company, that of the Panama Railroad, dispatched a...

=The South American Tour=, rapidly becoming fashionable and popular, and about to be described, includes the most interesting and accessible portions of that continent,—its fine...