| CHAPTER I. | From New York to the Isthmus of Panama.—Incidents of the Voyage.—Old Times and the Present.—Aspinwall.—A Tropical City.—The Teredo.—Entrance of the Panama Canal. |
| CHAPTER II. | First Day on the Isthmus.—The Panama Canal.—History of the Canal Enterprise.—Plans of Balboa and Others.—The Various Routes Proposed.—Strain's Survey of Darien.—Visiting the Works at Panama. |
| CHAPTER III. | Over the Isthmus.—A Profitable Railway.—Isthmus Fever.—Tropical Trees, Flowers, and Animals.—Sights in Panama.—The Cathedral.—A Stroll on the Beach.—The Paradise of Conchologists. |
| CHAPTER IV. | "The Place of Fish."—An Excursion to Old Panama.—Visiting a Hermit.—Drinking Chichi.—Ruins of the City.—Morgan the Buccaneer.—His History and Exploits.—How he Captured Panama. |
| CHAPTER V. | From Panama to Guayaquil.—Vasco Nunez de Balboa.—His Adventures and Death.—Scenes in Guayaquil.—First Experience with South American Earthquakes. |
| CHAPTER VI. | The Paradise of Earthquakes.—From Guayaquil to Quito.—A Ride over the Mountains.—All Climates United in One.—The Plains of Ecuador.—Chimborazo and Cotopaxi. |
| CHAPTER VII. | Description of Quito.—Visit to the Volcano of Pichincha.—The Deepest Crater in the World.—Route over the Andes to the Amazon.—Return to the Coast. |
| CHAPTER VIII. | From Guayaquil to Callao.—Landing at Paita.—The Site of Old Callao.—Arrival at Lima.—Sights of the Peruvian Capital.—General Description of the City and its Inhabitants. |
| CHAPTER IX. | Equestrians and their Costumes.—Ladies of Lima.—Excursions among Ruins.—Pachacamac, a Holy City.—The Ancient Peruvians.—Origin of the Inca Government. |
| CHAPTER X. | Railways over the Andes.—From Lima to Mollendo, Arequipa, and Lake Titicaca.—The Chincha Islands and the Soda Deserts.—Up the Andes by Steam.—In a Railway Carriage Fourteen Thousand Feet Above the Sea. |
| CHAPTER XI. | Puno and Lake Titicaca.—Coca and its Properties.—The Llama and his Kindred.—Excursion to the Sacred Island of the Incas. |
| CHAPTER XII. | Coati Island and the Ruins of Tiahuanaco.—Return to Puno.—Cuzco, and the Temples, Palaces, and Fortresses of the Incas.—Plans for Departure. |
| CHAPTER XIII. | Leaving Puno.—Crossing Lake Titicaca.—Resources of Bolivia.—Silver Mining.—Primitive Lodgings.—Beginning the Journey to the Eastward. |
| CHAPTER XIV. | Over the Eastern Andes into the Amazon Valley.—An Exciting Journey.—Adventures by the Way.—Troubles of Travelling with a Tiger. |
| CHAPTER XV. | Down the River.—Arrival on the Beni.—Birds of the Amazon Valley.—Building a Hut.—Hunting with Poisoned Arrows.—Turtles, and Turtle-hunting. |
| CHAPTER XVI. | Down the Beni.—Products of the Valley.—Plans for Developing Commerce.—Obstructions to Navigation.—Voyage on the MamorÉ. |
| CHAPTER XVII. | Hunting the Tapir.—Among the Caripuna Indians.—Arrival at the Falls of the Madeira.—Making India-rubber. |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | Slow Transit.—Passing Around the Falls.—Ancient Inscriptions.—The Madeira to the Amazon.—The January River.—The Amazon Forest. |
| CHAPTER XIX. | From the Madeira to the Rio Negro.—Other Tributaries of the Amazon.—Notes on the Great River.—Manaos.—Down the Amazon to Para. |
| CHAPTER XX. | Para.—Its Business and Characteristics.—The Island of Marajo.—Down the Coast.—Pernambuco.—The Sugar Industry. |
| CHAPTER XXI. | Bahia and its Industries.—Rio Janeiro.—The Bay and the City.—Sights of the Capital.—Emperor Dom Pedro II. |
| CHAPTER XXII. | The Sights of Rio.—Public Buildings, Aqueduct, Churches, Miracles, and Funerals.—Visit to Tijuca and Petropolis.—The Serra. |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | Railways in Brazil.—Coffee Plantations.—Mandioca and its Culture.—Terrible Famines.—Slavery and Emancipation. |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
