Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests

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Embarkation at Havre--The Voyage--Arrival at the Island of Chiloe--Landing--The Gyr-Falcon--Punta Arena--The Island of Chiloe described--Climate and Cultivation--Cattle--The Bay--San Carlos--The Governor's House--Poverty and Wretchedness of the Inhabitants of the Town--Strange method of Ploughing--Coasting Vessels--Smuggling--Zoology--Departure from Chiloe...