. Illustrated history of the Panama Railroad; together with a traveler's guide and business man's hand-book for the Panama Railroad and its connections with Europe, the United States, the north and south Atlantic and Pacific coasts, China, Australia, and Japan, by sail and steam . everal of which are active) passes through the west-ern portion of the republic; it is broken, however, by abroad valley, 300 miles in length by 150 in width, whichcontains the Lakes of Managua and Nicaragua, the latterwell known as traversed by the old San Juan transit-routein former times. This valley is made up of
. Illustrated history of the Panama Railroad; together with a traveler's guide and business man's hand-book for the Panama Railroad and its connections with Europe, the United States, the north and south Atlantic and Pacific coasts, China, Australia, and Japan, by sail and steam . everal of which are active) passes through the west-ern portion of the republic; it is broken, however, by abroad valley, 300 miles in length by 150 in width, whichcontains the Lakes of Managua and Nicaragua, the latterwell known as traversed by the old San Juan transit-routein former times. This valley is made up of fertile slopes,beautiful and productive plains, well adapted to agricul-tural and grazing purposes, and contains within its limitsthe chief cities and the greater portion of the inhabitantsof the republic. It has a tropical climate. The seasonsare divided into the wet and dry, the wet embracing themonths from May to November, and the dry the remainingpart of the year. The temperature is equable, seldom ris-ing above 90°, or falling below 74°. The soil is admirably adapted to the growth of all thegreat staples of the tropics. Indigo, sugar, cacao, tobacco,rice, coffee, cotton, etc., may all be successfully grown, butignorance, indolence, and political disturbance have so. ■■■■I
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