UC-NRLF B 3 b7T Elfi PGRAMME 25 s A TOUR OF OUTH AMERICA 'Tke Land of Opportunity TICKETS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY B£ OBTAINED FROM THOS. COOK & SON, 6th AVE. cor. 46th ST. N. ¥• January, 1912 THOS. COOK ^ SON New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Montreal Toronto, Etc. 653 FIFTH AVENUE PROGRAMME 25 A TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA ''Xhe Land of Opportunity TICKETS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY B£ OBTAINED FROM THOS. COOK & SON, 5th AVE. cor. 46th ST. N. ¥• January, 1912 THOS. COOK ^ SON NcAv York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Montreal Toronto, Etc. 653 FIFTH AVENUE COOK'S TOURS Established 184 J EUROPE. Select Escorted Tours All the Year Round. Comprising Tours de Luxe and Vacation Tours. THE ORIENT. Tours to Egypt, the Nile, the Holy Land, the Levant, etc., leave every Winter and Spring. AROUND THE WORLD. A series of Tours de Luxe make the Grand Tour of the World every season. United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the West Indies and the Tropics. Seasonable long and short Tours, Cruises, etc., at appropriate seasons. Travel (iJlthoutTrouble Cook's ne-w method for inclusive independent travel, with tickets, hotels, transfers, etc., furnished in advance. Write for particulars. TRAVEL TICKETS EVERYWHERE COOK'S SEMI-ANNUAL TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA VISITING CUBA, JAMAICA, PANAMA, PERU, BOLIVIA, CHILE, ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY, BRAZIL, AND BARBADOS (TOUR 14) UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THOS. COOK & SON MANAGERS OF TOURS AND EXCURSIONS NEW YORK CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE, 245 BROADWAY 264 AND 553 FIFTH AVENUE 2389 BROADWAY BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO 336 Washington Street 137 South Broad Street 226 South Clark Street SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 689 Market Street 515 South Spring Street MONTREAL TORONTO ^ 530 St. Catherine Street, West 65 Yonge Street ^O ' CHIEF OFFICE: LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON V ^-^ AND 140 OFFICES ABROAD "^^ ^^ T. C. ESTABLISHED 1841 C^^ kV^ ^ ^- O^ ^<^^• o^' ^^' 3^^/ THE INDIANS OF LAKE TITICACA The NeA\^ Travel Field OUTH AMERICA, as a tourist travel field, was first invaded by Thos. Cook & Son's escorted tour which circled the con- tinent in 1907. At that time the railroad had not pierced the Andes, making the detour by the Strait of Magellan a necessity in winter. It had not reached Cuzco. Peru, the Inca capital, and a sixty-mile stage ride was taken there. La Paz could be ap- proached only by Lake Titicaca. or by two days' staging from the south. Facilities have improved since, and have been taken advan- tage of in the semi-annual tours we have since announced. In thus making it possible for tourists to visit these fascinating regions in every comfort, and with no travel-trouble, we feel that we arc performing a public service, and cooperating with the Bureau of American Republics, and the group of writers and pro- fessors who have been urging the United States to get better acquainted with Latin-American neighbors. Our first party received much official and newspaper attention, being greeted as the advance guard of a hoiicd-for tourist army, that lias at least partially mate- C' () O K ' S T O U R S T O SOU T H AMERICA rialized. and has always 'been welcomed. Thousands of Americans who "have been everywhere" are realizing that a wonderful series of contrasting countries, tremendous landscapes, primitive peoples, great modern cities, and enormous trade possibilities lie close at hand unvisited. The opening of the Panama Canal will make more imperative an intimate knowledge of South American conditions, such as only a personal visit can give. We invite all readers of this brief description to go as our "pay- ing guests" and see for themselves the wonderful regions and interesting peoples only hinted at here. Leaving New York in the winter, the voyage south speedily brings one to warm weather and fair skies. According to the line and voyage, different islands of the Bahamas, or the coast of Cuba are touched, giving first glimpses of tropical verdure. The com- fort of the specially designed ships, the genial warmth and the LLAMAS IN PERU 3 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH A :M E R I C A novel sights at each approach to land make the voyage a delight. On the west coast,, smooth water and comfortable temperature are perpetual. The voyage home is again through calm seas and fine weather practically all the way. JAMAICA ^^^r^HIS lovely island has become a favorite winter resort, its § J climate being almost perfect, and its vegetation most luxu- ^^^ riant. Good roads, due to English administration, make every delightful spot accessible. Hotels are of the best. The Blue Mountains, 8,000 feet high, add stateliness to scenery that would be almost too soft without such rugged features. The chief port. Kingston, on a hill-rimmed harbor, will be found interesting and picturesque. The earthquake of 1907 did damage to buildings, but otherwise little affected the island, and its traces have been mostly effaced. Drives take one quickly into the midst of tropic groves, sugar and banana plantations or orange orchards, and foliage and fiowers both strange and fascinatingly beautiful. Two- thirds of the population are black, but the negroes are most polite and friendly, and their ways are one of the interesting features of a visit to the favored isle they are proud to call home. PANAMA QANAAIA, the Canal Zone, Culebra Cut, have become house- hold words in America since Uncle Sam undertook the big ditch that had proved too much for other nations. Wonders have been accomplished there in engineering and sanitation, deeds that every American may take pride in, and if possible should learn by i)crsonal inspection. Soon ships will be regularl}^ passing through massive locks that seem to have existed always, along embankments as solid as the hills themselves. It is far more inter- esting to see the great work in progress, as our parties do in going or returning from the South American round. Colon, on the east coast, is a reformed "world's end." the once notorious Aspinwall, and docs not long detain the tourist, who will make hoad(|uartcrs at the fnic American Hotel Tivoli. in the outskirts of ]\-inania Citv, with \iow over the Pacific. COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH A M j: RICA The great eanal ihal is to change tlie \vurhr> coinuierce will cost $375,000,000 before its opening. Only actually seeing the works can give an idea of their magnitude. The Gatun Dam, 9,040 feet long, with its locks, alone piles up $18,000,000, transformed into concrete blocks and masonry. The excavating and dredging ma- chinery, the enormous Culebra Cut that has caved and filled many THE CATHEDRAL AT LIMA times, the villages of employees, and the nearly tinished structures, all make interesting sights. Panama City retains many Spanish features, as the Plaza and Cathedral, but years of American influence have modernized it. Old Panama, half-abandoned in jungle, can be reached by an ex- cursion in carriage and on foot. COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA THE WEST COAST CI IE west coast of South America possesses several anoma- lies of climate. The cold Humboldt current and prevailing winds make the coast climate temperate far up toward the equator, and south-bound from Panama only a few days' warm weather is experienced. From northern Peru to Central Chile, the coast is practically rainless. Once in many years rain falls, and the bare brown hills suddenly 'bring forth vegetation. Back of the coast range, a few thousand feet high, the higher mountains, run- ning up to 12,000 feet, are often visible. The dry climate makes substantial architecture unnecessary, and the smaller towns are picturesque, but shabby, collections of huts built of cane, boards and tin. PERU QAITA is the first of these ports encountered, and will be found quaint and interesting. It is the port of Piura, situ- ated inland in a fertile valley, which is the center of the Panama hat industry. Vendors visit the ship, and bargaining for hats is the chief occupation of passengers in port. Eten and Pacasmayo are small ports of not much beauty, but the curious habitations and isolated lives led by the natives excite interest. These towns formerly had to depend for water on tank ships or condensers of sea water. Artesian wells arc now being sunk. Salaverry is the port for Trujillo, an important town. Near by are extensive ruins of the Gran Chimu, the largest city of ancient Peru. One great pyramid is visible, even from the sea. It is estimated that it contains 50.000,000 cubic feet and stands 150 feet high. LIMA JTT Callao, though a noted place and an important seaport, does Til not detain the tourist. Its long, rambling streets of insignifi- cant houses do not attract. But only a half dozen miles inland is the splendid city of Lima, capital of Peru, where, in a famous C () () K ' S T () U R S T () S () V T 11 A M K H I C A hotel, conifdrtahlc (|ii;iru>r> are soon found. Across the street is the fine cathech-al, where, in a ghiss case, the mummiried remains of Pizarro. the founder of the city, arc still shown. Across the plaza is the i)alace where he was killed. San Marco University, tirst institution of learning in America; a fine zoological park and museum; the beautiful carvings of the Senate House; the second largest bull ring in the world; seaside resorts of Chorillos and Barrancas, and the mingling of old Spanish and modern architec- ture and customs, make abundant interesting sights. THE HIGHEST RAILWAY #TT Starting from Callao, the Oroya Railroad climbs in io6 miles Til to 15.665 feet. Two thousand feet above this point towers Mount Aleiggs, named for the adventurous Californian, Henry INIeiggs, who. a fugitive from his own countr}-. built this wonderful railroad that turns and twists up wild gorges. Until a branch of the Antofagasta road iclimbed to a height of 15.809 feet, the Oroya road was famous as the highest on earth. It cost thousands of lives to build and still costs vast sums to keep in repair. Beyond Oroya, an Indian town over 12,000 feet in the air, a branch line runs to the famous silver mines of Cerro de Pasco owned b}- Amer- icans. Vast mineral wealth is in the mountains all about, and the railroad is pushing south to- ward Cuzco, opening up new regions. 0)04^7^urs /y^X A r.ULL-riGlITER OT LIMA COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA SOUTHERN PERU ^TT A short sea trip along the now familiar brown coast, with ^ several stops, carries one to the rock-bound port of Mollendo, busy but desolate. Here the railroad starts to Arequipa and the great plateau regions of Peru and Bolivia, one of the most interest- ing in scenery, antiquities and population on the globe. The desert of Islay shows great moving sand crescents, sugar plantations are seen where water is to be had, and the road makes wide sweeps and circles as it rises and affords the hrst glimpses of the higher Andes. AREQUIPA #7T Arequipa, quiet and peaceful, bathed in almost perpetual sun- j\ shine, and having abundant vegetation, is the pleasantest resi- dence town of Peru, according to several Americans who live there. Entering its plaza, one thinks he has returned to Lima, for the cathedral is a cop}- of the one there. Monasteries and churches form a large part of the city and the medieval religious air is characteristic. On a hill, a few miles out, stand the buildings of the Harvard Observatory, where a colony of cultured Americans are always engaged in observing and photographing the southern heavens through the phenomenally clear air. The hill gives fine views of the volcano El ]\Iisti, 19.173 feet, a perfect cone. THE PUNA OR PLATEAU #7T The railway journc}' from Arequipa, via Juliaca to Cuzco, car- TU rics the traveler twice to a height exceeding that of Pike's Peak, though the tracks seem almost on a level, and at one "cumbre," or highest point, are in a vallc}- full of grazing alpaca, with snow-clad peaks rising 7,000 feet above the tracks. Every- thing is on such a stupendous scale that one's ideas have to read- just themselves continuall>-. Practically all the "puna" is above the timber line. TTcrc, on the "Roof of the World." is the country of the Indian and the llama. The latter, curious and beautiful animals, arc con- stantly seen in long lines, carrying packs of freight in conii>etition with the railroad. 8 ( OOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA CUZCO, INCA CAPITAL ^TT Cuzco, only recently reached by the railway, seems a relic of Til the ^licldle Ages, with the added queerness of an Indian popu- lation. These Qiiichuas are the descendants of those over whom the Incas ruled. The lower stories of many of the houses are solid Inca masonry, the joints perfect without cement. The most won- derful of these remains belonged to the Temple of the Sun, where Spaniards found untold golden treasures. It now forms part of the Monastery of San Domingo. The Convent of La Merced, the cathedral with image of the "God of Earthquakes," and the minor Inca remains that surprise one at every turn, help to make Cuzco most fascinating. Market tents on the plaza, tended b}' queerly dressed Indian women, make a different attrac- tion. Quaint Spanish c o u r t y a r d s, doorways carved with portraits of the conquerors, remind one of the romantic days of the overthrow of the Inca power. Ruins of the palace of Manco Capac and the enormous fortress of Sac- sahuaman are on the hill overlooking the city, and afifording one of the finest panoramas in the world. In the fortress are mas- sive stones, fifteen or twenty feet long, ten or fifteen in other dimen- sions, that were carried miles without the help of animals or cranes or en- gines of any kind. These .^ ,,, ,, ,1,^ imhw di great, irregular rocks are the iNc.Ai .X KM I AN COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA fitted together with surprising nicety, and the whole forms the greatest mass of cyclopean stonework in America. The region all about Cuzco is full of wonderful structures, Pisac and Ollentay- tambo being chief centers. LAKE TITICACA #TT To reach Bolivia from the north requires a fifteen-hour voyage Til on the highest navigated lake in the world, Titicaca, 12,500 feet above the sea. and half as large as Lake Ontario. Altitude makes it difficult to keep up steam, and the steamers have never reached their supposed normal speed. While the shores are low and full of the old Inca terraces for agriculture, to the east, in plain view, is the highest chain of the Andes, a snowy range most majestic and imposing. Silvery Sorata and Illampu rise about 25,000 feet above the sea, and others nearly rival them. In the lake are several islands, that of Titicaca being the sacred spot of the Inca tradition. the origin of the royal family, and containing interesting ruins. Groups of low huts are the only signs of the inhabitants — who can only raise a few hardy grains and small A OUICIIUA INniAN I\ AX IXlA W A LI.- N U 1 1 K p(UattX'S. 10 COOK'S TOURS TO S O I 1 H A M K RICA BOLIVIA #1T Landing is at Guaqui, where the railroad begins again, con- ^ tinning to La Paz, and connecting with the line which reaches the sea at Antofagasta. far to the south. At this port are usually seen some of the curious boats, built of straw, as wood is hardly procurable, in which the natives navigate the lake. A few miles from Guaqui is Tiahuanaco, an Indian village where are some of the oldest and most mysterious sculptures and ruins IXC A RK.M.MNS AT TIAHUANACO, BOLIVIA ^-^tJ^ ^ b^ O^ ^ COOK'S T OURS TO SOUTH A M E R I C A in America. The}- go back beyond Inca tradition, but are relics of a race far advanced in civilization. Massive doorways, outlines of enormous buildings, and grotesque images are characteristic features. LA PAZ #]]■ The railway runs to the rim of a great valley, but an electric ^j\ line has to be used to drop passengers and freight down to La Paz, one of the oddest and most interesting cities of the world. Though at the bottom of a canyon only two or three miles wide, it is 12,250 feet above the sea, and the rarefied air, blaze of the sun and the chill of the nights make climatic conditions most peculiar. Being the capital, the seat of the parliament and president, and a consider- able garrison of gaudy sol- diers, metropolitan airs are put on. in a miniature fashion. This contrasts strongly with the primitive customs of the mass of population, Aymara In- dians, illiterate and intem- l)erate. living all their lives in discomfort. The mar- ket conducted by these natives is interesting for its queer merchandise, vege- tal)les and methods of trade, i^estas, during which the Indians hold high carnival, are of frequent occurrence. The women's costumes on such occasions are riots of color. Skirts of green, red. yellow, salmon, pink and other gorgeous colors JN'DIAX HoTKL ATTKNDA NTS, uoi.iviA ''^'"*^' ^^orn. one over the COOK'S T O U R 8 T O S O I' T 1 1 A M i: R I C A other, up to a dozen, a wDinan's whole \var(lr(»l)e hcinj^ thu.^ worn at onee. Little round hats of felt or straw, i;ay shawls over bodices always contracting with the skirt, and gaudy kid shoes, but no stockings, complete the costume. The men wear gay. knitted caps with eartabs, and ponchos over their shirts and trousers, the latter split at the calves of the legs for hill-climbing. The niche cemetery, strings of pack llamas from the mines, a pretty Alameda, the public buildings and churches and farming operations down the valley are minor points of interest. THE NITRATE REGION JTT Another railway leads south over the puna to Oruro, and then Til through the peculiar nitrate region to its great port. Antofa- gasta. The nitrate is found slightly under the surface in great masses, sometimes several feet thick, and dozens of "officinas," THE INCA S SE.\T, CUZCO 13 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA run by German and English capital, are dissolving it out of the crust and shipping it for fertilizer to Europe and America. The export tax pays most of Chile's government expenses. Antofagasta is a thriving and growing town, with horse cars and some metropolitan pretensions. Its harbor, like all the nitrate ports, contains many great sailing vessels, rare in other parts of the world. C CHILE HE coast south of Antofagasta is at first still bare and forbidding, still in the "zona seca" or rainless belt. The stop at Coquimbo reveals a different and more fertile region. fU Valparaiso, largely recovered from the havoc of the last earth- ^ quake, presents an imposing appearance as it climbs in terraces on the circular rim of its great bay. Fine edifices house its banks and great business concerns. In the ravines of the outskirts, in great contrast, are the most tumble-down shanties in locations entirely too prominent. A fine park on the high grounds, a splen- did bird's-eye view from the Naval School, and a circular drive on the rim of the basin comprise the sight-seeing. A few miles distant is charming Vifia del Mar, a suburban villa town with a noted race course, which here replaces the bull ring of Peru as a popular sport resort. A half day on a train, through very picturesque scenery, and Santiago, the splendid capital city of Chile, is reached. This city in public buildings and avenues compares with European cities. The rocky hill of Santa Lucia, which rises in the midst of the city, has, at great cost, been converted into one of the most elabor- ate public parks, with grottoes, pavilions, fountains, palms, euca- lyptus trees, flower beds, monuments, band stands and popular amusements. The Alameda and the Quinta Normal, or experi- mental garden, are among the drives. The race course is very large and fine. In the neighborhood are extensive vineyards and ranches which can 'be visited. Snow-capped mountains in the distance are a charming feature in the views about Santiago. 14 COOK'S T C) L H S T () S () L T II AMERICA THROUGH THE ANDES ^TT Leaving Santiago, the railway journey across the Andes to tU Argentina is begun. After climbing part way up the slope of the mountains, the night is usually spent at Los Andes. The next day's ride is through the grandest scenery imaginable. Snow-clad peaks rise from 20,000 to 24.000 feet above the sea, the latter being the height of Aconcagua, in view part of the way. Puente del Inca takes its name from a natural bridge where the river Mendoza passes through a fine gorge. The tunnel which took so many 3'ears to pierce is 10,380 feet long and at a height above the sea of 10,000 feet. On the descent, Punta de Vacas is the former terminal of the Argentine road, where stages used to be taken across to the Chilean terminal. At Mendoza. amidst vineyards, the narrow-gauge train is left for the broad-gauge train, and the trip across the great fertile plains PLAZA DE MAYO, BUENOS AIRES 15 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA of Argentina is begun. The entire journey from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires now takes only thirty-eight hours, and the trains are well-built and comfortable. BUENOS AIRES JIT The marvelous capital of Argentina, with a million and a quar- TU ter of inhabitants, surprises every visitor, no matter how much has been read of its splendid buildings. The great wealth of an enormous country pours in here to be spent in lavish living, and trade, sports, architecture and hotelry have met ever}- demand. The Teatro Colon rivals the finest playhouses of the world and offers the greatest artists. The Jockey Club is one of the richest social organizations, and is housed magnificently. The Hippo- drome, as the race course is called, is one of the best appointed in the world. In boulevards, parks, mansions and public buildings. Buenos Aires has no superior. The office of the "Prensa" news- paper is an institution for social betterment, with library, concert and lecture hall, apartments for distinguished guests, educational classes and the finest of newspaper equipment. The Recoleta cemetery shows scores of interesting and elaborate monuments. The Cathedral has the tomb of General San Martin, the great hero of South American liberation from Spain. The Church of San Domingo guards battle flags captured from the British and others by Argentina, and many other churches are of interest. The great docks and shipping interests, representing millions of expense, are seen in a trip to the wool market of Riachuelo. Other city sights visited in drives are the Palermo and Belgrano suburbs, the Lezama Park, the great streets Avenida de Ma\'o. Paseo de Julio, Calle Florida, Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Mu- seums. On the La Plata River is the waterside resort Le Tigre, where hundreds of miles of channels amidst islands are open to motor- boating and rowing, and villas and club houses are everywhere. LA PLATA JTT A short railway journey takes the visitor to La Plata, a city laid j\ out in magnificent style as a capital for the province of Buenos Aires. It is too close to the great city to hold its population, so i6 C () () K ' S TOURS T () S () U T H A M K H I (' A has rather a deserted air, but its buikHng> and .xiuaro are impos- ing. The great attraction here is the Museum of Natural History which contains a wonderful collection of fossil monsters that once inhabited this region. The road to La Plata passes by many of the great "estancias," or ranches, which have made the wealth of the country. .— **r'_ -'-J^ A GAUCHO, OK ARGENTINA COWBOY 17 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA PARAGUAY \^^' 1 1 E completion of new railroads makes it possible for tourists £ J to visit easily the isolated but very rich and interesting ^^^ country of Paraguay, land of oranges, tobacco and the ''yerba mate," or Paraguay tea, which is the popular drink of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. About two days are required for the journey from Buenos Aires to Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. Jesuit monks founded the city in 1583, but there are few relics of its early days, and its long isolation has made it backward in other improvements, now rapidly being acquired. The palace of the tyrant Lopez, who nearly ruined the country by wars, is now the government building, and the old Cabildo houses the Parliament. The Plaza Independencia contains monuments commemorating events of national history. The Guarani Indians are here encountered, and conditions of life are so easy, and the natural food supply so abundant, that they will seldom ^vork, and industries do not flourish. The Germans have colonized here, as in Brazil, and on beautiful Lake Ipacaray is a settlement which will be visited by a short excursion. The trip back to Buenos Aires will be by steamer on the Parana River, which will allow visits to Corrientes, Parana and Rosario, the latter the great wheat shipping port of Argentina. The grain is shot in chutes direct from railway cars into ocean-going steamers that have come three hundred miles in fresh water up the La Plata. URUGUAY ^fc — REAVING Buenos Aires, it is a twelve-hour sail on the La I 1 Plata River, though out of sight of land mostly, so broad '^"^ is the river, to Montevideo. After the Argentine capital, nothing can surprise, but Uruguay's chief city is little behind in substantial appearance, while the streets are wider and cleaner. Fine business blocks, churches and public buildings are ranged on great squares in imposing array. The Solis Theater is a rival in size to that of Buenos Aires, and the finest European artists have visited it. Electric car lines lead through charming suburbs to the Prado, a great park, and to Positos. a seaside resort. A third of a million people live in Montevideo, and give every evidence of being proud of it. 18 COOKS TOURS T O SOUTH A M 1 , RICA BRAZIL eOING north from Uruguay, the coast of Brazil is soon reached. The first port is Santos, the greatest cofifee-ship- ping point in the world. Once so unhealthful that ships' crews were sent up to Sao Paulo over night, modern sanitation has wiped out fever and made the place perfectly healthful. Ships land against the wharves, and the phases of the coffee trade are easily followed. The town fringes the coast, and there is a pretty seaside resort close by. Vegetation here begins to put on tropic appearance. SAO PAULO fT{ A remarkable railway, partly on the cog system, climbs the ^ three thousand feet to San Paulo, metropolis of Southern Brazil, and another very handsome and well-laid out city. The coffee RIO DE JANEIRO 19 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA industry has produced great wealth, which has been spent in public and private improvements. Among the fine avenues is the Avenida Paulista. The municipal Opera House is an exceedingly fine structure. Many of the private residences are surrounded by fine gardens and palms, and are themselves veritable palaces. All around the city are the "fazendas," or coffee plantations, where, in the season, the coffee is gathered from the attractive shrubs and is spread on wide cement floors to dry. It is a picturesque railway ride of thirteen hours from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. Vegetation grows more and more luxuriant and glimpses of the life of the interior are fascinating. Bananas and bread fruit tre::, pawpaws and other strange fruits are seen from the train. The highest peak of Brazil, Itatiaia, 9,000 feet, is passed on the way. The scenery near Palmeiras, a health resort, is espe- cially beautiful. RIO DE JANEIRO JTT The world has nothing to exceed the picturesqueness of the TU ,-urroundings of Rio de Janeiro. Rugged peaks and precipices, overhung with tropical forests and creepers, an enormous bay full of queer rocky islets, some towering 1,800 feet high, and the city itself, lying on hills and in valleys, and circling along the coast, make an ensemble unique as it is attractive. The view from Corcovado, reached by a steep mountain railway, sweeps over the whole, and is one of the most wonderful in the world. Sumare and Tijuca are points in the mountains giving closer views of the wonderful vegetation. The city itself has been transformed in the last few years by vast municipal improvements and rebuilding. The chief street, the Avenida Central, is one of the world's finest thoroughfares, and replaces a rickety, fever-stricken quarter. The government, by condemnation and resale of lots, made this improvement pay for itself. A similar new avenue is being cut diagonally through the city. The Bcira-Mar is a seaside drive on a magnificent scale, which leads to the noted Botanical Gardens, where the palms are a special attraction. Among the new structures of great cost and beauty are the Monroe Palace, named for the famous "doctrine," and the National 20 C () () K • S T O U R S 1' () S O U T H A M K R [ (" A Tlicaicr. The idniier is a reconstruction of the Brazilian I'ahice at the St. Louis World's Fair, and in its present surroundings is a beautiful object. The theater is very large and richly decorated. Fine government museums are filled with collections illustrating the wonderfully rich plant and animal life and mineral wealth of the country, whose extent is larger than that of the United States proper. Across the bay, and some miles up in the Organ JMountaihs, lies Petropolis, whore, in cooler climate, are all the legations of foreign nations. It is a charming place, set round with tropical vegetation on beautiful hills. Dom Pedro's former palace is near the United States embass}'. In the hills near by are extensive cascades, one of which furnishes electric power to Rio. AVEXIDA r.EIRA MAR. RIO DE JANEIRO From Rio de Janeiro, direct ship is taken for New York, or by special arrangement before leaving New York, return may be made by way of Europe by the fine ships going that way. BAHIA JTT The last stop in South America is at Bahia, a very old town, tU once the capital. It is built partly on a low stretch of coast and partly on a high blufif behind, necessitating the use of steep roads, steps and large elevators to connect the two portions. From the upper town, electric tramways run through attractive suburbs to outlying villages. The finest ride is to Rio Vermelho, 21 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA a seaside village, where fishermen use crude catamarans or outrigger boats. There are some interesting churches, hospitals and a medi- cal s-chool. Bahia is a noted diamond market, the stones coming from the interior. A large part of the population is negro, and the women are of large size and gorgeously arrayed, with much gold jewelry. Some negroes are very rich, and if a color line is drawn, it is against the whites. BARBADOS gW'EEK after leaving Brazil, the steamer touches at Bridge- town, Barbados, the first English colony in the West Indies, and still a very prosperous and populous one. A drive passes the Trafalgar Square, the Cathedral, a statue of Nelson, and various public buildings built of coral rock. INCLUSIVE FARE FOR TOUR OF 105 DAYS $1500 THE FARE AND CONDITIONS XT IS. of course, impossible within the limits of this pamphlet to do more than briefly refer to some of the more salient features of this unique and exceptional tour. It has been most carefully planned, so that although all climates and altitudes are included, each is visited at a favorable season. The best ocean steamships available are used for the conveyance of the party on the sea, while the extensive railroad journej^s across the continent and into the interior of the different countries are made with con- venience and comfort. On shore accommodation is provided at the best available hotels, some of them equal to the finest any- where. The fare includes All Traveling Expenses for the entire journey as outlined — first-class railroad and steamship tickets, an unusually liberal program of carriage drives in all large cities, and many incidental excursions; hotel accommodation, transfer of pas- sengers and baggage, fees to servants (except on ocean steam- ships), and, in short, all the ordinary expenses of the tour. 22 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA The baggage allowance is 350 pounds each passenger on ocean steamers, 120 pounds each by rail. While traveling in the interior, baggage must be reduced to a minimum. Every effort will be made to berth passengers two in a room on ocean steamers, but it must be understood that this cannot be guaranteed. Arrangements can usually be made in advance for this privilege, or for the exclusive use of room by one person, on pay- ment of extra fare. The fare does not include fees to stewards on ocean steamers, expenses for any guides, conveyances or sight-seeing not ordered by the conductor; wines, spirits, table waters, laundry charges, or hotel "extras." From New York back to New York, the party will be under guidance of an experienced and capable conductor, familiar with the countries visited, their history, topography, institutions, etc. SPECIAL NOTICE #Tr The itinerary and dates may be affected by alterations in the jU steamboat or railway service of the various countries. Margins of time have been allowed which are considered sufficient for every irregularity; and in any case of this kind the conductor is author- ized to modify the program so as to meet the emergency. He will also have power to effect such slight alterations in the itinerary as may be found desirable for the convenience of the party and the proper carrying out of the tour. While anxious to render all possible assistance to travelers in the transport, care and registration of baggage. Thos. Cook & Son cannot admit responsibility in case of detention, stray conveyance, damage to or loss of baggage, but passengers can protect them- selves against loss by insurance, which can be effected at any of our offices. In all cases of transference it is necessary that bag- gage should be identified by its owners, especially on entering and leaving hotels and railroad stations; and wherever baggage is subject to customs examinations its owners must be present to answer for it. Great care will be taken in the registration and conveyance of the trunks and portmanteaus of the party while traveling with the conductor; but it must be distinctly understood that all small pack- COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AISIERICA ages, such as handbags, umbrellas, traveling rugs, etc., remain entirely under the control of the passengers. In the event of Thos. Cook & Son, in their discretion, deciding to withdraw the party on account of imposition of quarantine or any other cause, the full amounts paid shall be returned to the members, and upon the tendering of the same the firm shall be free from all liability in respect to any such party or parties. The firm reserves the right to require satisfactory references from intending mem^bers, and to decline to accept any individual as a member of the party. In all such cases, where money has been received, the full amount will be immediately returned. Thos. Cook & Son are not responsible for loss of time or money consequent on the irregularity of steamboat or railway service, sick- ness, or any calamity or hindrance caused by circumstances over which they have no control; and should delays or alterations occur through such causes, the passengers will have to pay any additional expenses for living and accommodation, in hotels or on steamers, which may be incurred beyond the specified period. Thos. Cook & Son give notice that the arrangements shown in this program are made b}' them in their capacitj- as agents only. All tickets for conveyance by rail, steamboat, boat, coach, carriage, diligence, or car over advertised routes are issued by them as agents for the companies or proprietors advertising such routes. In all other cases the arrangements are made by them as agents for the passengers. Thos. Cook & Son cannot, therefore, accept liability for any loss, accident, delay or irregularity which maj' occur or be occasioned through the negligence or default of any company or person concerned in the carrying out of their arrange- ments not in their actual employment. 24 CO () K • S T () I' R S TO SO I' T 1 1 A M E R I C A TOUR 14 THE DAILY ITINERARY Saturday, January 20, 1912. — Leave Xcw York by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.'s ^team^hip "Trent."' (Steamer sails from Pier 42, North River, near Christopher Street.) THE WEST INDIES Wednesday, January 24. — Steamer calls at Antilla, Cuba. Friday, January 26. — Steamer calls at Kingston, Jamaica. Drive will be given in city and suburbs and to Botanical Gardens. PANAMA Sunday, January 28. — Arrive at Colon, Panama, and go by rail across the Isthmus to Panama City (Hotel Tivoli). Drive in vicinity and visit to Canal works. XOTE. — Members desiring a longer time on the Isthmus can leave New York on an earlier steamer and join the party on arrival at Panama. Sailings and particulars on application. Monday, January 29. — Sail from Panama by steamer of the Pacitic Steam Navigation Companj-. PERU Friday, February 2. — Call at Paita, I'anama hat market, with vi.-it a-hore. Saturday, February 3. — Call at Eten and Pacasmayo, with visits ashore if desired. Sunday, February 4. — Call at Salaverry, port of Trujillo, and if .^ time permits visit ruins of Gran Chinm, largest Inca city. and^^O^*^ Pyramid c)\ Moche. "" ^^'^ Monday, February 5. — Arrive at Callao, and go by rail to Lima, ^;^v\ eight miles inland (Hotel Maurv). <-CC^'^'^v\\^^^^ COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA Tuesday, February 6, to Friday, February 9. — In Lima and vicinity, with excursions to Cathedral (Pizarro's remains shown). Senate Hall, College of San Marco, Paseo Colon, Museum and Botanical Gardens, seaside resorts of Barrancas and Chorillos, and, if circumstances permit, a two-day trip to Oroya over what was long the highest railway on earth (15,650 feet). Saturday, February 10. — Sail from Callao. Sunday, February 11. — Call at Cerro Azul and Pisco, the latter largely of negro population. Monday, February 12. — Call at Chala or Lomas. Tuesday, February 13. — Arrive at Mollendo, port of Southern Peru, and cross Desert of Islay by rail to Arequipa, 7.560 feet above the sea. Wednesday, February 14. — In Arequipa and vicinity, visiting notable churches and buildings, parks and the Observatory of Harvard University. BOLIVIA Thursday, February 15, to Saturday, March 2. — Will be devoted to a trip to the interior of Peru, Bolivia, and to the coast at Anto- fagasta, the details being left to the tour manager, as services and weather are uncertain. If possible, the trip will include Cuzco, with wonderful Inca remains; Lake Titicaca, highest navigated water; La Paz, the fascinating capital of Bolivia; Tiahuanaco, with ruins of pre-lnca times; Oruro, and the Chilean nitrate region of which Antofagasta is the chief port. This visit to the "Roof of the World." from 12.000 to 14,000 feet high, is fascinatingly interest- ing, but entails some discomforts to the inexperienced traveler. CHILE Saturday, March 2. — Sail from Antofagasta by Chilean or Pacific Steam Navigation steamer and on succeeding days call at Taltal, Chanaral. Caldera and Huasco. Tuesday, March 5. — Call at Coquimbo, and make short land ex- cursion. Wednesday, March 6. — Arrive at Valparaiso. 26 COOK'S TOURS T () S O U T H AMERICA Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8. — In Valparaiso, with drive by Caniino Cinturo to Park, and around upper town, Naval School and other sights; and excursion to Vina del Mar, its villas and race course. Saturday, March 9. — Tt) Santiago by picturesque rail trip. Sunday, March 10, to Tuesday, March 12. — In Santiago, with drives to Alameda, Quinta Normal, Niche Cemeteries, Markets, public buildings, Santa Lucia Park, Cousiiio Park and Race Course. Wednesday, March 13. — By rail to Los Andes. ARGENTINA Thursday, March 14. — Travel through the Andes Mountains, and tunnel at height of 10,000 feet, arriving at Mendoza in evening and continuing on broad-gauge train. Friday, March 15. — Cross plains of Argentina and arrive at Buenos Aires. Saturday, March 16, to Wednesday, March 20. — In Buenos Aires (Plaza Hotel, under Ritz-Carlton management, will be used). Drives and sight-seeing will include Avenida de Mayo, Calle Florida, Paseo de Julio, Zoological and Botanical Gardens, suburbs of Belgrano and Palermo, Hippodrome, Jockey Club, "La Prensa" office, Teatro Colon, Recoleta Cemetery, Parque Lezama, ^Museums, Cathedral, Santo Domingo, docks and wool market at Riachuela, boating resort of Le Tigre, and provincial capital. La Plata, with fine museum of fossil monsters. Thursday, March 21, — Leave Buenos Aires for trip by rail to Paraguay. Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. — En route via Concor- dia. Libres, Posados and Encarnacion. PARAGUAY Sunday, March 24. — Arrive at Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Monday, March 25, to Wednesday, March 27. — In Asuncion, visit- ing all points of interest and making excursions to Lake Ipacaray. 27 C () () K ' S TOURS TO SOUTH A :^I E R I C A Thursday, March 28. — Leave Asuncion by steamer on Parana River, stopping on following days at Formosa, Diamante, Corri- entes, Parana and Rosario. Tuesday, April 2. — In Buenos Aires. URUGUAY Wednesday, April 3. — To Montevideo, Uruguay. Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5. — In Montevideo, visiting the fine Theater Soils, Cathedral, idazas. Museum, Prado Park, seaside resort of Positos, etc. Saturday, April 6. — Sail from Montevideo. BRAZIL Tuesday, April 9. — Arrive at Santos, and go by rail m Sao Paulo. Wednesday, April 10. — In Sao Paulo, with drive to Avenida Paulista, public buildings, parks, Alunicipal Theater, and a visit to Ypiranga Museum. Thursday, April 11. — Leave Sao Paulo b}' rail and arrive at Rio de Janeiro in the evening. Friday, April 12, to Monday, April 15. — In Rio de Janeiro and vicinity. Excursions to peak of Corcovado, Sumare, Tijuca. Botanical Gardens, Museums, all city points of interest, and to Petropolis, legation city in Organ Mountains. Tuesday, April 16. — Sail from Rio de Janeiro by steamer of Lamport and Holt Line. Friday, April 19. — Call at Bahia, and visit Lower and Upper Towns, old churches, suburb of Rio Vermelho and other attractive points. Saturday, April 27. — (all at Bridgetown, Barbados, with drive to all local sights. Friday, May 3. — Arrive at New York. NOTE. — By special arrangement before leaving New York, for a slight additional fare, return may be made from Rio de Janeiro by way of Europe and the Xorth Atlantic Lines, touching at Cape Verde. Portuguese and S])anish ports on the way to Ivngland. C () C) K • S r () I' R S T () S () U T H A M E R I C A Omces and Correspondents or Tnos. Cook &* Son and Tneir 1 elegrapnic Addresses UNITED STATES AND CANADA CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE— •J4r> Broadway, New York (Telegraphic Address, COUPON, New York). BRANCH OFFICES NEW YORK — 1'()4 Fifth Avenue (cor. I'Uth Street); Tjoli Fifth Avenue (near 46th Street); 23!S"J Broadway (.near SSth Street). BOSTON— 336 Washington Street (Coupon). PHILADELPHIA— 137 South Broad Street (Coupon). CHICAGO— 226 South Clark Street (Coupon). SAN FRANCISCO— 6S9 Market Street (Coupon). LOS ANGELES — 515 South Spring Street (Coupon). MONTREAL— 530 St. Catherine Street West (Coupon). TORONTO— 65 Yonge Street (Coupon). CORRESPONDENTS BALTIMORE, MD.—* Arthur W. Robson, 127 E. Baltimore Street. BUFFALO, N. Y.— *R. B. Holmes, 377 Main Street. CHARLESTON, S. C— *Due & Ravenel, 69 Broad Street. CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— *HamiIton National Bank. CINCINNATI, OHIO— *First National Bank, 4th and Walnut Streets. CLE\' ELAND, OHIO— *Akers & Folkman, 733 Euclid Avenue, opp. Hippodrome. COLUMBUS, OHIO— *Tohn G. Grossman, 13 S. High Street. DALLAS, TEX.— "C. W. Tones, 296 Main Street. DENX'ER. COLO.— *S. R.' Drury, 701 17th Street. DETROIT, MICH.— *E. W. Pyle & Son, 323 Hammond Building. FALL RIVER, :\IASS.— *Tames Duckett, 216 South Main Street. GENEVA. N. Y.— *T. G. Foster, 44 Seneca Street. HALIFAX, N. S.— *Pickford & Black. HAMILTON, ONT.— *Charles E. Morgan, 11 James Street. HARTFORD. CONN.— *W. W. Jacobs & Co.. Mechanics' Savings Bank. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— *Frenzel Bros., 11 S. Meridian Street. KANSAS CITY. MO.— *F. B. Root, 823 Main Street, and E. McGrade, 9th, Main and Delaware Streets. ^MEXICO CITY'. MEX. — *J. Cardenas, corner Vergara and Cinco de Mavo streets. ^IINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— *0. E. Brecke, 121 South 3d Street. MORRISTOWN. N. T.— *Morristown Trust Co. NEWARK, N. J.— *j. M. Byrne Co., 776 Broad Street; Alfred L. Dennis, 774 Broad Street. NEW HA\'EN, CONN.— *Sweezey & Kelsev, 67 Center Street. NEW ORLE-\NS. LA.— *E. E. Provost, 219 St. Charles Street. PATERSON. N. L— *Buckley's Tourist Agency, 301 Main Street. PITTSBURG, PA.— *W. P. McCormick. 506 Smithfield Street: First National Bank. cor. Fifth .Avenue and Wood Street. PITTSFIELD. MASS.— *C. E. Gleason. Ticket Agent. Union Depot. PORTLAND. ORE.— A. D. Charlton. 2.55 Morrison Street. PROVIDENCE. R. L— 'F. C. Church. 1 W^eybosset Street. OUEBEC. P. O.— *F. S. Stocking. 32 St. Louis Street. RICHMOND. VA.— *Saml. H. Bowman, 708 East Main Street. ROCHESTER. N. Y.— *Amsden-Kalbfleisch Co., 4 Main Street West. SCRANTON. PA.— *Ado]ph Blau. 203 Lackawanna Avenue. SEATTLE. WASH.— *T. H. Larke. 619 Second Avenue. SPRINGFIELD. M.\SS.— *A. T. Carroll, 404 Main Street! A. C. Wentworth. 282 Main Street. Continued on next page. See note as to Correspondents. 20 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH AMERICA CORRESPONDENTS— Continued ST. JOSEPH, MO.— *John J. Goodrich, cor. 6th and Edmond Streets. ST. LOUIS, MO.— *R. E. M. Bain, 900 Locust Street. SYRACUSE, N. Y.— *0. E. Jenkins, 128 E. Washington Street. TRENTON, N. J.— *Walter H. Rickey & Co., 23 West State Street. TROY, N. Y. — *W. L Copeland, cor. Broadway and 5th Avenue. WATERBURY, CONN,— *Henry F. Marendaz, 34 North Main Street, and at Bristol, Conn. WLKES-BARRE, PA.— *A. & J. Hurwitz, 42 E. Market Street. WINNIPEG, MAN.— *W. J. Ouinlan, 260 Portage Avenue. WORCESTER, MASS.— *J. F. Healy, 368 Main Street; J. E. Sweeney, 385 Main Street. EUROPE BRITISH OFFICES. CHIEF OFFICE: Ludgate Circus, LONDON. Telegraphic Address, "Coupon, London." Open 9.00 to 8.30 (on Saturdays from October 1 to April 30, open 9.00 to 6.00). BRANCH OFFICES IN LONDON Open to 7. City Offices— 99 Gracechurch Street (Tourelle) ; 99 Leadenhall Street; 18 Cheap- side (Cookbook). Strand— 378 Strand, W. C. Charing Cross — Forecourt, Charing Cross Terminus, open 9 to 9. 13 Cockspur Street (Allotments), Charing Cross, S. W. Euston Road Office — Front of St. Pancras Station. Whitechapel— 117 High Street. Woolwich — 29 New Road. West End Offices. 38 and 39 Piccadilly, opposite St. James' Church. 86 Oxford Street. 21 High Street, Kensington (Viandante). 416 Oxford Street (Self ridge's Stores). ♦William Whiteley's (Ltd.). First Avenue Hotel. Grosvenor Hotel. Langham Hotel. Hotel Metropole. Hotel Victoria. Carlton Hotel. Russell Hotel. Savoy Hotel. PROVINCIAL OFFICES Open 9 to 8 Summer; 9 to 6 Winter. BARROW-IN-FURNESS— 61 Duke Street (Coupon). BELFAST — 27 Royal Avenue (Coupon). BIRMINGHAM — Stephenson Place (Coupon); 64 Corporation Street (Emigra- tion); 161 Soho Road, Handsworth (Worldwide). BLACKBURN— 5 Railway Road (Coupon). BOLTON— 68 Dcansgate (Coupon), and 140 Newport Street. BRADFORD— S Exchange, Market Street (Coupon). BRIGHTON— SI King's Road (Coupon). BRISTOL— 49 Corn Street (Coupon). BURNLEY— 92 St. James Street (Coupon). CARDIFF— 2 Duke Street (Coupon). CHELTENHAM— 365 High Street (Coupon). DOVER — 14 Esplanade (Coupon). DUBLIN— 118 Grafton Street (Coupon). Continued on next page. See note as to Correspondents. 30 C O () K ' S TOURS TO SOU T II A M E R I ( A PROVINCIAL OFFICES— Continued EDIMU'RC.II— r>4 Princes Street (Coupon); Booking Hall, Wavcrley Station. (Summer only.) GLASGOW— S8 Buchanan Street (Coupon); 1 Argyle Street. GLOUCESTER— The Cross (Coupon). HULL — 5 Carr Lane (Coupon). KILLARNEY — Main Street (opposite the Church). LEEDS — 55 Boar Lane (Coupon). LEICESTER— Gallowtrce Gate (Coupon). LIVERPOOL — 19 Lord Street (Coupon). MAN'CHESTER — Victoria Bridge, opponite the Cathedral (Emigration) ; 77 Mar- ket Street (Coupon); Midland Hotel (Midotel), 85 Stretford Road. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE— 2 Northumberland Street (Tourist). NOTTINGHAM— 16 Clumber Street; 97 Derby Road (Coupon). OLDHAM— 110 Yorkshire Street (Coupon). ROCHDALE— S2 Drake Street (Coupon). SHEFFIELD— 31 Fargate (Coupon). SOUTHAMPTON— 32 Oxford Street (Coupon). SUNDERLAND— 13 Fawcett Street (Coupon). WALSALL— 21 Park Street (Coupon). WOLVERHAMPTON— 22 Lichfield Street (Coupon). YORK — 38 Coney Street (Coupon). CONTINENTAL OFFICES (a) Open 9 to 6 Summer; 9 to 8 Winter. lb) Open 9 to 8 Summer; 9 to 6 Winter. (c) Open 8 to 7.30 Summer; 9 to 6 Winter. (d) Open 9 to 8.30 June to September; 9 to 6 other months. AMSTERDAM— (a) 83 Damrak (Cook) and Amstel Hotel. BARCELONA— 19 Calle de Fontanella (Cook). BERGEN— (Norway)— (Cook). BERLIN — Weltreisebureau Union (Correspondent). BREMEN— Bahnhofstrasse 36 (Cook). BRINDISI— (a) Strada Marina (Cook). BRUSSELS— (o) 41 Rue de la Madeleine (Cook). CANNES — (a) 3 Rue de la Gare (Coupon). Closed from May to November. CARLSBAD— Markt (Summer only) (Cook). CHRISTIANIA— 2 Stortorvet (Cook). COLOGNE— (d) 1 Domhof (Cook). COPENHAGEN— 26 Kongens Nytorv (Cook). DRESDEN — 43 Pragerstrasse (Coupon). FLORENCE— (a) 10 Via Tornabuoni (Cook). FRANKFORT, A/M.— 28 Kaiserstrasse (Cook). GENEVA— (c) 9() Rue du Rhone (Cook). GENOA— (a) 17 Piazza della Meridiana, via CairoH (Cook). GIBR.-XLTAR — (a) Waterport Street, cor. Parliament Lane (Cook). GOTHENBURCJ — 57 Sodra Hamngatan (Cook). HAMBURG— 39 Alsterdam (Coupon). INNSBRUCK— 3 Margarethenplatz (Cook). INTERLAKEN— (c) Hoheweg (Cook). LAUSANNE— (o) 16 Place St. Francois (Cook) LISBON— 52 and 54 Rua Aurea (Coupon). LUCERNE— (c) Schwanenplatz (Cook). MADRID— (a) 30 Calle del Arenal (Cook). MALTA— (fl) 30 Strada Reale, Valetta (Cook). MARSEILLES— (a) lib Rue Noailles (Coupon). MENTONE— (a) 22 Avenue Felix Faure (Coupon). Closed from May to No- vember. MILAN— (a) 7 Via A. Manzoni (Cook). MONTE CARLO— (a) Credit Lyonnais, Avenue des Beaux Arts (Cook). MONTREUX— Arcades du National, Bon Port (Cook). Open 9 to 6 Summer; 9 to 7 Winter. Continued on next page. See note as to Correspondents. 31 COOK'S TOURS TO SOUTH A :M E R I C A CONTINENTAL OFFICES— Continued NAPLES — (a) Galleria Vittoria, Via Chiatamone (Cook). NICE — (fl) 13 Promenade des Anglais (Coupon). PARIS— (6) 1 Place de I'Opera (Coupon); 250 Rue de Rivoli. Hotel Majestic. 101 Avenue des Champs Elysees (Cookelis). ROME — (a) 54 Piazza Esedra di Termini and lb Piazza di Spagna (Cook). SALZBURG — Sclnvarzstrasse (Cook). (Summer onlv.) SAN REMO — Via Vittorio Emanuel (Coupon), STRES.X— 28 Viale Umbcrto I. (Cook). TRONDHJEM — cor. Nordre and Dronningens Gade, 16 (June 15 to August 15). VENICE — Piazza dci Leoncini, Piazza San Marco (Cook). VIENNA— Stefansplatz, 2 (Cook). Open 9 to 7. ZURICH — Fraumunsterstrasse, 2. AUSTRALASIAN OFFICES ADELAIDE — MO-43 Brookman's Buildings, Grenfell Street (Coupon). AUCKLAND— 02 Queen Street (Coupon). BRISBANE— *212-214 Queen Street. DUNEDIN— *Russell Building, Water Street (Coupon). HOBART — *125 Stone Buildings, Macquarie Street. MELBOURNE— *269 Collins Street (Coupon). SYDNEY— Challis House, Martin Place (Coupon). WELLINGTON— Government Life Building (next G. P. O.) (Coupon]). With *Correspondents at Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Launceston, Broken Hill, Newcastle, Devonport, Perth, Albany, W. A., Fremantle, Christchurch, New Plymouth and Wanganui. OFFICES OF THOS. COOK & SON (EGYPT), LTD. LONDON — Ludgate Circus (Nepthis). ALEXANDRIA— 2 Rue Porte Rosette (Cook). ASSUAN— Grand Assuan Hotel. CAIRO— (Egypt)— Near Shepheard's Hotel (Cook). HALFA— Near Railway Station. KHARTOUM— Grand Hotel. LUXOR— Near Winter Palace Hotel. PORT SAID— Ouai Francois Joseph (Cook). SUEZ (Port Tewfik)— *Mr. G. Mavro. ORIENTAL OFFICES ATHENS — Place de la Constitution (Cook). BEYROUT— Near Hotel d'Orient (Cook). BOMBAY— Cook's Building, Ilornbv Road (Coupon). CALCUTTA— Old Court House Street (Coupon). COLOMBO — Victoria Arcade, York Street (Coupon). CONSTANTINOPLE— 10 Rue Cabristan (Cook). HAIFA— Near Hotel Carmel (Cook). HONG KONG— 10 Desvoeux Road (Coupon). JAFFA— German Colony (Cook). JERUSALEM— David Street (Cook). R.VNGOOX— 5 Phayre Street (Coupon). SHANGHAI- 2 Foochow Road (Coupon). YOKOHAMA— 32 Water Street (Coupon). SOUTH AND WEST AFRICAN OFFICES CAPE TOWN — Corner Strand and St. George's Street (Coupon). DURBAN— Smith Street (Coupon). ELISABETIIVILLE (Lower Congo)— Cook's Office (Cook). N. B. — Those marked with an asterisk (*) are Correspondents, authorized only for the issue of Traveling Tickets and Hotel Coupons. Payaole Everywhere COOKS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES OFFER MOST CONVENIENCES Letters of Credit. Re* mittances by Draft or Cable . Convenient Foreign Change For Sale PROGRAMME 25 S A TOUR OF OUTH AMERICA " i he Land of Opportunity January, 1912 THOS. COOK y SON New^ York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Montreal Toronto, Etc. r.-i' CDEMS533^ ^^ ,%• M :;.;.!^^>. ,^;-;''^. ill^l^l^^ ^^^■^^^ '0^ i^^J^A^i <^<:, -y-'^rT^ in^a fe »\i'lft:i?^