Part of a series of articles on South American by Eastwick published in All the Year Round. See also 'To Venezuela: Sailing on a Friday, All the Year Round, XIV, No. 341, 'At la Guaira', All the Year Round, XIV, No. 343, 'At Caracas', All the Year Round, XIV, No. 344, 'To Puerto Cabello', All the Year Round, XIV, No. 349, 'Caracas to Valencia', All the Year Round, XV, No. 350,  'Traits of Republican Life', All the Year Round, XV, No. 353, 'Ermenia', All the Year Round, XV, No. 366, 'Major Milligan's Mistake', All the Year Round, XIX, No. 461 and 'Carabobo', All the Year Round, XIX, No. 466.