Chapter XVI: Here and There in Uruguay 195

Uruguayan roads--A comparison with those of Argentina--
The benefits of stone--Some fine metalled highways--The
road to San José--On the way to Pando--The journey as
effected by motor-car--A smiling landscape--Distant
sand-dunes--A spotless range--The mountains of Minas--
The town of Pando--A typical minor urban centre--The
ending of the macadamised road--The track beyond--An
abrupt change in the order of going--The bumps of the
Campo--Piriapolis--A budding pleasure resort--Completeness
of the enterprise--Eucalyptus forests--A vehicular wreck
by the way--Unsuccessful Samaritans--The work of Señor
Piria--The Castillo--An imposing home--View from the
spot--The Pan de Azucar--A landscape of mountain, valley,
forest, and sea--Architecture of the Castillo--Piriapolis
Bay--A centre of future bathing--Preparations already
effected--The hotel and casino--A wonderful feat of
private enterprise--Afforestation--Encouragement of the
industry by the Uruguayan Government--The work of Mr.
Henry Burnett--The transformation of arid soil into
fertile land--Commercial success of the venture--The
Maldonodo sand-dunes--Fulgurites--A curiosity of the
sands--Discoveries by Mr. C. E. R. Rowland.