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miles,  and  only  recently  completed,  requiring
about  14  hours  for  the  journey.  To  go  to  La
Paz  via  Mollendo,  or  via  Antofagasta  is  much
longer  in  distance,  requiring  two  days’  time,
but  repays  the  traveller  in  the  magnificence  of
the  scenery  encountered  all  along  the  line.
Roads  are  in  process  of  construction  from
Potosi  to  Sucre,  in  order  to  afford  an  outlet
for  the  products  of  the  mines  located  in  this
vicinity,  and  from  Uyuni  to  Tupiza  near  the
border  line  of  Argentine,  so  that  direct  communication ­
  can  be  had  with  this  country  as
well  as  Chile  and  Peru.  Other  roads  are  being ­
  built  from  Oruro  to  Banderani  and  Oruro
and  Cochabamba,  also  from  La  Paz  to
Yungas,  from  Yungas  to  Puerto  Panda  and
from  Cochabamba  to  Chimon.  The  government ­
  also  intends  building  roads  from  Yacuiba
  to  Santa  Cruz,  and  thence  to  Puerto
Saurez.  Connecting  lines  will  be  built  to  the
famous  Mamore-Madeira  R.  R.  in  Brazil.
There  is  a  perfect  net  work  of  rivers  in
Bolivia,  located  chiefly  in  the  northeast  and
southeastern  sections,  many  of  which  are