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Harry Weston Van Dyke
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exploration of, by Vespucci, 18-19;
secures independence, 133;
area and population of present republic, 134-135;
international commerce, 135-136;
the Amazon country, 137-153;
railways, 153-154;
cities of coast, 154-160.
Brazil wood, 19, 33.
British, capital of, invested in Argentine railways, 197-198;
residing in Buenos Aires, 203;
club life of, Buenos Aires, 207-208;
investments of, in Argentine land, 219;
in Patagonia, 224;
as investors in Montevideo, 231.
British Guiana, 426, 427-428.
Bucarmanga, Colombia, 397.
Buenaventura, Colombia, 397.
Buenos Aires, first settlement on site of, 113;
pride of citizens of, in their city, 194-195;
in character similar to Chicago, 198-199;
impressive dock system of, 199-200;
commerce of, 200-201;
the Æsthetic side of, 201-202;
influence of Paris on the culture, dress, and customs of, 202-203;
foreign colonies in, 203;
patriotism of citizens of, 203-204;
newspapers of, 204-205;
places of amusement, opera, cafÉs, etc., of, 205-206;
club life in, 207-210;
the Jockey Club, 208-210;
contrasts of prodigality and destitution in, 211;
narrowness of streets, 212-213;
expense of living in, 213;
a well-appointed city in all respects, 213-214.
Buenos 8-h-13.htm.html#Page_310" class="pginternal">310.
De Soto, Hernando, 43-44, 68.
Devil’s Island, French Guiana, 428.
Diamantina, town of, 189.
Diamonds, Brazilian, 189;
black, mined in State of Bahia, 189.
Dias, Arthur, quoted, 140.
Dias, Bartholomew, 7.
Docks, of Buenos Aires, 199-200;
of Montevideo, 229.
Dutch Guiana, 426-427, 428.
Earthquake, of 1859 in Ecuador, 368;
of 1877, 371-372.
Earthquakes, in Venezuela, 413.
Ecuador, invasion of, by a lieutenant of Pizarro’s, 76;
area, population, and political divisions, 352;
river systems, 352-353;
climate, 353-354;
plants, shrubs, and trees, 354-358;
voyage along coast of, 360-361;
mountains, 365-372.
Eden, Richard, 27.
Education, in Brazil, 178-180;
in Argentina, 198.
El Dorado, legend of, 91-96, 425.
Emeralds of Colombia, 35, 377-379.
Encomiendas, system of, 86, 87.
England, commerce between Brazil and, 136;
capital from, invested in Argentine railways, 197-198.
English, in Valparaiso, 297. See British.
Episcopal seminary, SÃo Paulo, 179.
Ercilla, Alonso de, 102-103.
Esmeraldas, Province of, 358.
Essequibo, 426, 427.
Estates or ranches of Argentina, 214-151-152.
Las Cuevas, station of, 222.
La Serena, Chile, 287.
Lautero, Araucanian hero, 103, 107, 108;
death of, 108-109.
Lenglet, Dr., quoted, 255-256.
Leon, Cieza de, quoted, 55.
Liebig Company’s plant, Fray Bentos, 235-236.
Lima, founding of, by Pizarro, 74-75, 324;
attracts other Spanish adventurers, 75-76;
description of modern, 325-330.
Linseed, production of, in Argentina, 191.
Llamas, in Peru, 47, 340-342;
in Argentina, 216.
Llanos of Venezuela, 418.
Llanquihue, Province of, 278.
Llulaillaco, Mt., 278.
Los Patos Pass, 279.
Lopez, Carlos Antonio, 249.
Lopez, Francisco, 249-251.
Luque, Hernando de, 38.
Macareo River, 416.
Mackenzie College, SÃo Paulo, 179.
Magdalena River, 376;
scenery in valley of, 389-392.
Magellan, Ferdinand, voyage and discoveries of, 25-29.
Magellan, Strait of, 27-28, 225, 310-311.
Mahogany, from Colombia, 380.
Maize, production of, in Argentina, 191.
ManÃos, city of, 144-146.
Manco Capac, 45, 69.
Manco Capac II, 69-70.
Mapocho River, 99.
Maracaibo, city of, 404-405.
72-73;
founds city of Lima as his capital, 74-75;
holds his new empire against Almagro, 80-81;
assassination of, by adherents of Almagro, 83-85;
tribute to great qualities of, 85;
relics of, in modern Lima, 327.
Pizarro, Gonzalo, 42, 78, 80, 81, 87-88, 90.
Pizarro, Hernando, 42, 75, 78, 80, 81.
Pizarro, Juan, 42, 78.
Plata River, 26, 191, 228-229.
Platinum deposits, Colombia, 377.
Pororoca, the, 147-148.
Portezuelo de Come Caballo, 279.
Porto Alegre, 153, 186.
Portuguese, as discoverers, 5-7;
lands granted to, in division of New World by papal bull, 14-15;
attempt to colonize Brazil, 32-34.
Potato, discovery of the, in Peru, 47.
Potatoes as a food among Peruvians, 342.
PotosÍ, silver mines of, 82, 88, 265, 266.
Prado Park, Montevideo, 231-232.
Precious stones, mining of, in Brazil, 189;
in Bolivia, 266;
in Colombia, 377-379.
Prensa newspaper, building of, Buenos Aires, 204-205.
Prescott, W. H., quoted, 40-41, 69, 73-74, 343-346.
Promaucian Indians, 101.
69.
Tordesillas, treaty of, 15.
Toroni, Mt., 278.
Torre Tagle, Marquis of, 129.
Toscanelli, letters of, quoted, 8-9.
Trade, restrictions placed on South American, by Spain, 118-120;
of United States of Brazil, 135-136;
of Argentina, 191-192.
See also Commerce.
Trans-Andean railway, 222, 280.
Trees, of Brazil, 142, 143;
in Montevideo parks, 231-232;
of southern Chile, 286-287, 309-310;
of Ecuador, 355-356, 363-364.
Trinidad, Island of, 16, 415, 419.
Trombetas River, 146.
Tronador, Mt., 284.
Tucapel, Araucanian chief, 103, 106.
TucumÁn, battle of, 123.
TucumÁn, city of, 195.
TumbÉz, Peru, 39, 41, 324.
Tunguragua, Mt., 366.
Tupungato, Mt., 281.
Ucayali River, 322.
United States, trade between Brazil and, 136;
smallness of commerce of, with Argentina, 201;
fewness of people from, in Buenos Aires, 203;
commerce between Chile and, 277;
trade of, with Colombia, 398;
trade with Venezuela, 419.
Universities in Argentina, 198.
University, San Francisco Xavier, SucrÉ, 267;
San Marcos, 330.
Uruguay, 228 ff.;
life in Montevideo, 229-234;
nature of the country, 234-235;
commerce of, 235;
favorable conditions of, for national prosperity, Front matter, comma inserted after ‘Postage,’ “Postage, 20 cents.”

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Index M, ‘MedellÉn’ changed to ‘MedellÍn,’ “MedellÍn, Colombia, 397.”







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