| CHAPTER | | PAGE | | Preface | vii | | I. | The Country | 1 | | II. | The Metropolis of the Southern Hemisphere | 22 | | III. | The Camp | 48 | | IV. | The River of Silver | 74 | | V. | The Garden of the Republic | 99 | | VI. | The Province of Good Airs | 121 | | VII. | The Mysterious Land of the Pata-Goas | 136 | | VIII. | Crossing the Continent | 158 | | IX. | The People and their Characteristics | 189 | | X. | The People at Play | 209 | | XI. | Education and the Arts | 230 | | XII. | The Forces of Defence | 246 | | XIII. | Railroads and Their Development | 260 | | XIV. | Religious Forces | 287 | | XV. | The Struggle Against Oppression | 298 | | XVI. | The Era of Development | 329 | | XVII. | Trade Conditions in South America | 361 | | XVIII. | A Promising Republic | 377 | | Appendices | 405 | | Index | 415 |
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