Preface

From New York to Panama

The Isthmus of Panama

Across Panama to the Pacific

The Republic of Columbia

The Land of the Equator

The Great South American Desert

In Lima, the Capital of Peru

Up the Andes

On the Roof of South America

Steamboating above the Clouds

Travels in Bolivia

The Mineral Wealth of the Andes

On the Nitrate Desert and the Guano Islands

Along the Coast to Valparaiso

Across South America by Rail

Santiago, the Capital of Chile

A Visit to a Chilean Farm

Southern Chile and the Araucanians

In the Coal Mines of Chile