The dividing line between the Lima of the viceroyalty and the Lima of the republic is nowhere more evident than in the appearance of the city’s popular driveways and promenades. The Paseo Colón is the modern fashionable residence quarter, and the favorite resort for the best society of Lima on the afternoons of the _Corso_. It is about half a mile long and one hundred and fifty feet wide, extending from the Plaza de la Exposicion to the Plaza Bolognesi. Along the middle of the driveway, from one end to the other, runs a garden bordered with trees, flowers, and shrubs, divided at intervals by monuments, pillars, and fountains, and overarched throughout by artistically arranged wires for electric lights; at night when these successive arches are illuminated, the Paseo is a brilliant scene, presenting an extraordinary effect. Stone pavements extend along each side of the central garden, for the use of foot passengers; and the broad avenue, with its pleasant driveway thus divided, is adorned by a double line of handsome residences that overlook it from both sides. Adjoining the Plaza de la Exposicion, at the head of the Paseo, is the large and beautiful Exposition Park, named in commemoration of the General Exposition of 1870, which took place in these grounds. The park covers thirty acres, and is laid out in shaded walks, artificial lakes, grottoes, gardens, and conservatories, in which all kinds of tropical and sub-tropical plants and flowers are to be seen, including choice Peruvian orchids. A circle of palm trees encloses a pretty kiosk, always a favorite retreat, and several edifices in various styles of architecture ornament the grounds. The Exposition Palace stands at the entrance to the park, and is one of the handsomest buildings in Lima. Its lower floor is used for balls, concerts, and lectures, the floor above being occupied by the National Museum, the Historical Institute, and the Athenæum of Lima. It faces the Paseo Colón, directly opposite to another handsome edifice, the Municipal Institute of Hygiene. [Illustration: STATUE OF COLUMBUS IN THE PASEO COLÓN.]