Notes of a Naturalist in South America

Aconcagua Andean appearance ascent botanist Brazil breeze Callao Cape Virgenes Cauquenes Central Chili channel Chicla Chilian climate coast continent Cordillera distance Ecuador Edition English Europe European excursion Fahr fall Fcap feet in height flora flowers forest heat higher hills inches interest island land latitude Lima mean temperature metres miles Mollendo morning mountain native naturalist nearly night northern numerous observations passed passengers Patagonia peaks Peru Petropolis plants Poems Punta Arenas railway rain rainfall range reached region remarkable river rocks Sandy Point Santiago scarcely sea-level season seemed seen ship shore shrubs side slight slopes Small crown 8vo snow South America southern hemisphere species station steamer Straits of Magellan stream summit surface thermometer thousand feet tion town travellers trees tropical Uruguay Uspallata Pass valley Valparaiso vapour vegetation voyage weather western winds winter zone