1929 magazine articles about ECUADOR, Sangay Volcano etc, color photos

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Selling are 2 magazine articles from 1929:
VOLCANOES OF ECUADOR
Title: THE VOLCANOES OF ECUADOR, GUIDEPOSTS IN CROSSING SOUTH AMERICA
Author: G. M. DYOTT
Quoting the first page “Few parts of South America afford such interesting opportunities for observation and research by the casual or scientific traveler as Ecuador.
This republic, astride the Equator, is a country of extremes; no matter what branch of science one follows, there is something to arrest attention at every turn. From the topmost pinnacles of its ice-clad peaks down to the very grass roots of the sweltering jungles can be found things out of the ordinary.
It may seem superfluous to touch on the cultured life found in the larger cities of Ecuador; yet, in an article which deals largely with unmapped regions, Indians, and nameless rivers, the average reader might well assume that the country is populated entirely with savages, losing sight of the fact that there are centers of learning and intellectual development second to none on the South American Continent. In all my wanderings I found the Ecuadorians extraordinarily courteous to the stranger, and it is a pleasure to recall the friendly hospitality extended to me, both by rich and poor.
The first object of my search was the great volcano of Sangay, described by Dr. Teodoro Wolf in I892 as one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It was in the delightful mountain town of Riobamba that my companion, G. C. Johnston, of London, and I began our inquiries concerning it.
We arrived by train from Guayaquil, on the coast, and took up our abode at the comfortable Hotel Metropolitano. A week was spent in fruitless inquiries as to the best way of approaching our goal; for Sangay, although one of the most formidable, is also one of the least known of all the large assortment of volcanoes for which Ecuador is famous.
We might well have been hunting for the lost treasure of El Dorado, so vague were the stories told us. Everyone had heard of the "flaming terror" to the east of the Andes, but no one had ever ventured near it. Within several leagues of its base (so ran the tale) were lakes whose waters spouted high in the air, drenching the country for miles around and forming a regular water barrage; then, like the dragon of old, with seven heads, Sangay was reported to have seven craters which one at a time belched forth fire and destruction.
Last, but not least, there were stories of earthquakes of such violence and frequency that it was physically impossible to stand erect in the vicinity of the volcano, and the only means of locomotion was to crawl about on all fours, like the beasts of the field.
Ten days after our arrival our servant came hurrying to tell us that a certain Senor Miguel Merino was inquiring for us in the lobby of the hotel. A well-dressed man introduced himself and, after the usual exchange of polite phrases, told us that he had heard of our desire to explore the slopes of Sangay.
He explained that he was the owner of Alao, a little farm, the most easterly boundary of which lay to the east of the Andes, in the general direction in which we would have to travel. He spoke about this farm most casually, although we understood it covered several hundred square miles of country. He even intimated that Sangay probably belonged to him. He was not quite sure on this point, as his land had never been surveyed; in fact, no one had ever explored much beyond the most easterly ridge of the Andes, which formed a veritable backbone running through the center of his estate.
We learned that Don Miguel had actually seen Sangay on one occasion when out with his employees rounding up cattle. At the time, he was encamped in a grassy…”
7” x 10”; 37 pages, 43 B&W photos plus map
Title: Among the Highlands of the Equator Republic
Photos by: Jacob Gayer
No text, just photo captions.
7” x 10”; 8 pages, 12 color photos of people and places in Ecuador.
These are pages from an actual 1929 magazine. No reprints or copies.
29A2
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