CHAPTER IV

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THE PERUVIAN SAND-COAST.

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 30

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