Now they only answer the purpose of caves, or rather dungeons.

Seated on some little eminence, they are not, however, ill suited to the surrounding scene of desolation.

The zigzag ascent of the Cumbre, or the partition of the waters, was very steep and tedious; its height, according to Mr.Pentland, is 12,454 feet.

The road did not pass over any perpetual snow, although there were patches of it on both hands.

The wind on the summit was exceedingly cold, but it was impossible not to stop for a few minutes to admire, again and again, the colour of the heavens, and the brilliant transparency of the atmosphere.