Transcriber's Notes: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_), and text enclosed by equal signs is in bold (=bold=). Additional Transcriber's Notes are at the end. * * * * * SPANISH AMERICA * * * * * THE SOUTH AMERICAN SERIES _Demy 8vo, cloth._ 1. =CHILE.= By G. F. SCOTT ELLIOTT, F.R.G.S. With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and 39 Illustrations. (4th Impression.) 2. =PERU.= By C. REGINALD ENOCK, F.R.G.S. With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and 72 Illustrations. (3rd Impression.) 3. =MEXICO.= By C. REGINALD ENOCK, F.R.G.S. With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and 64 Illustrations. (3rd Impression.) 4. =ARGENTINA.= By W. A. HIRST. With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and 64 Illustrations. (4th Impression.) 5. =BRAZIL.= By PIERRE DENIS. With a Historical Chapter by Bernard Miall, a Map, and 36 Illustrations. (2nd Impression.) 6. =URUGUAY.= By W. H. KOEBEL. With a Map and 55 Illustrations. 7. =GUIANA: British, French, and Dutch.= By JAMES RODWAY. With a Map and 36 Illustrations. 8. =VENEZUELA.= By LEONARD V. DALTON, B.Sc. (Lond.), F.G.S., F.R.G.S. With a Map and 36 Illustrations. (2nd Impression.) 9. =LATIN AMERICA: Its Rise and Progress.= By F. GARCIA CALDERON. With a Preface by Raymond Poincaré, President of France, a Map, and 34 Illustrations. (2nd Impression.) 10. =COLOMBIA.= By PHANOR JAMES EDER, A.B., LL.B. With 2 Maps and 40 Illustrations. (2nd Impression.) 11. =ECUADOR.= By C. REGINALD ENOCK, F.R.G.S. 12. =BOLIVIA.= By PAUL WALLE. With 62 Illustrations and 4 Maps. 13. =PARAGUAY.= By W. H. KOEBEL. 14. =CENTRAL AMERICA.= By W. H. KOEBEL. "The output of the books upon Latin America has in recent years been very large, a proof doubtless of the increasing interest that is felt in the subject. Of these the South American Series edited by Mr. Martin Hume is the most noteworthy."--TIMES. "Mr. Unwin is doing good service to commercial men and investors by the production of his 'South American Series.'"--SATURDAY REVIEW. "Those who wish to gain some idea of the march of progress in these countries cannot do better than study the admirable 'South American Series.'"--CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL. * * * * * [Illustration: BRONZE STATUE OF BOLÍVAR IN THE PLAZA, CARÁCAS, VENEZUELA. Vol. II. Frontispiece.] SPANISH AMERICA ITS ROMANCE, REALITY AND FUTURE BY C. R. ENOCK, C.E., F.R.G.S. AUTHOR OF "THE ANDES AND THE AMAZON," "PERU," "MEXICO," "ECUADOR," ETC. WITH 26 ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP VOL. II T. FISHER UNWIN LTD LONDON: ADELPHI TERRACE * * * * * _First published in 1920_ (_All rights reserved_) CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE