Across South America An Account of a Journey From Buenos Aires to Lima By Way O
Across South America An Account of a Journey From Buenos Aires to Lima By Way O
Bingham Hiram
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In the eighteenth century, the city stood next to Potosi in wealth and importance. Some of the churches still show the marks of that elegance with which they were ornamented during the period of Oruro's palmy days. There are, how- ever, few remains of any fine edifices. Indeed, we lyo ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA are told by "El Lazarillo" in 1773 that "in this great city one will not encounter a single building that corresponds at all to the immense fortunes which have been spent here, during the past... two hun- dred years, in an excess of parades, shows, games, and banquets. " When the price of tin went up, a few years ago, Oruro enjoyed a boom. Old buildings were torn down and pretentious new ones begun. Some of them were only partly completed when tin fell and the boom collapsed. The population now is about sixteen thousand, although during the boom it rose to over twenty thousand, of whom more than five thousand were foreigners. A good percentage were Chileans. Apart from its importance as a mining centre, Oruro has for some time been distinguished as a rail- road terminal.
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