. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGRAPHY OF MATTO GROSSO. 261 century, and in 1820 this mining town supplanted Villa Bella (ilatto Grosso) as the administrative centre. It owed this distinction to the salubrity of its climate, thanks to which it continues to increase, although it has scarcely any trade or industry, and has long ceased to work the exhausted gold mines of the district. In the neighbourhood of Cuyaba a few settlements have sprung up, amongst others Romrio in the north, Sanf Antonio in the south, Poconé on a lateral affluent in the south-west, while the fazendeiro
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGRAPHY OF MATTO GROSSO. 261 century, and in 1820 this mining town supplanted Villa Bella (ilatto Grosso) as the administrative centre. It owed this distinction to the salubrity of its climate, thanks to which it continues to increase, although it has scarcely any trade or industry, and has long ceased to work the exhausted gold mines of the district. In the neighbourhood of Cuyaba a few settlements have sprung up, amongst others Romrio in the north, Sanf Antonio in the south, Poconé on a lateral affluent in the south-west, while the fazendeiros (cattle ranches) are defended from the predatory Indians by a military colony on the S. Lourenço in the south-east. Fig-. 113.—Cuyaba and the Paeagfay. Scale 1 ; 5,500, 90 Miles. Corumba, founded in 1788, under the name of Albuquerque, a name since trans- ferred to a station established lower down below the Rio Mirando confluence, stands on a high limestone cliff, dominating the right bank of the Paraguay at the junction of the Caceres lagoon. Recognising the importance of its strategical position, the Brazilian government has strongly fortified Corumba, and has established an arsenal at Ladario, a little lower down, on such a vast scale, that after twenty-five years it still remains unfinished. Corumba is the chief port of southern Matto Grosso, and 51. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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