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[[margin, red pencil, written vertically]] Callao [[/margin, red pencil, written vertically]]
Little [[underlined in red]] launches well kept machinery well polished [[/underlined in red]] and clean. and exposed. no cover or hood seems necessary on account of [[underlined in red]] calm water [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] absence of rain. [[/underlined in red]] In this respect they seem quite different from our northern launches. I notice however that there is a [[underlined in red]] steady ground swell [[/underlined in red]] Am told to [[underlined in red]] carefully lock my cabin [[/underlined in red]] and windows on account of [[underlined in red]] thieving [[/underlined in red]] tendencies of [[underlined in red]] cholos [[/underlined in red]] and other riff raff that comes aboard. [[underlined in red]] Thayer [[/underlined in red]] tells me they [[underlined in red]] picked his pocket book [[/underlined in red]] last time he was here. I have here repeated [[strikethrough]] statements [[/strikethrough]] of the [[underlined in red]] thieving [[/underlined in red]] tendencies of the [[underlined in red]] lower classes. [[/underlined in red]] in [[underlined in red]] Peru and Chile [[/underlined in red]] The launch landed us on wide wooded stairs "Muelle de pasajeros"
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[[margin, red pencil, written vertically]] Lima [[/margin, red pencil, written vertically]]
and next moment was on land. [[underlined in red]] Streets [[/underlined in red]] difficult walk as they are [[underlined in red]] paved with round pebbles collected on [[/underlined in red]] the beach. [[underlined in red]] Palm trees, [[/underlined in red]] bananas and [[underlined in red]] much dust. [[/underlined in red]] Adobe houses and adobe walls everywhere. [[underlined in red]] Simple way [[/underlined in red]] of making adobe brick a square wooden box is filled with [[underlined in red]] clayish mud [[/underlined in red]] then dried, and that is all there is to it as it never rains Some mounted policemen on horses. [[underlined in red]] natives in white duck [[/underlined in red]] and a [[underlined in red]] french military cap [[/underlined in red]] Electric car takes us to [[underlined in red]] Lima [[/underlined in red]] about 8 miles distant. Then walked thru narrow streets Well shaded and pleasant. side walks small and rather crowded. Stores all wide open and show windows clean and well kept. Reminds one very much of stores in continental