Its desolate Character-The Mule is here the ‘Ship of the Desert.’-A Shipwreck and its Consequences-Sand-Spouts-Medanos-Summer and Winter-The Garuas-The Lomas-Change produced in their Appearance during the Season of Mists-Azara’s Fox-Wild Animals-Birds-Reptiles-The Chincha or Guano Islands Striking Contrast with the Llanos-Northern Character of their Climate-The Chuñu-The Surumpe-The Veta: its Influence upon Man, Horses, Mules, and Cats-The Vegetation of the Puna-The Maca-The Llama: its invaluable Services-The Huanacu-The Alpaca-The Vicuñas: Mode of Hunting Them-The Chacu-The Bolas-The Chinchilla-The Condor-Wild Bulls and Wild Dogs-Lovely Mountain Valleys THE PUNA, OR THE HIGH TABLE-LANDS OF PERU AND BOLIVIA.

Their Aspect in the Dry Season-Vegetable Sources-Sand Spouts-Effects of the Mirage-A Savannah on Fire-Opening of the Rainy Season-Miraculous Changes-Exuberance of Animal and Vegetable Life-Conflict between Horses and Electrical Eels-Beauty of the Llanos at the Termination of the Rainy Season-The Mauritia Palm THE DIVERSITY OF CLIMATES WITHIN THE TROPICS.Ĭauses by which it is produced-Abundance and Distribution of Rain within the Tropics-The Trade Winds-The Belt of Calms-Tropical Rains-The Monsoons-Tornados-Cyclones-Typhoons-Storms in the Pacific-Devastations caused by Hurricanes on Pitcairn Island and Rarotonga

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