. The earth and its inhabitants ... its agricultural and commercial importance, Trinidad has a certainvalue in the eyes of the restless South American populations, as a place of refugefor political exiles and fugitives from Venezuela and the other Spanish former times it was also the headquarters of British military operations inthe AVest Indies. Many an expedition was here organised during the wars ofindependence, and from this station English traders may now command theentrance of the Orinoco, one of the great highways to the interior of the continent. TRINIDAD. 69 Trinidad is a
. The earth and its inhabitants ... its agricultural and commercial importance, Trinidad has a certainvalue in the eyes of the restless South American populations, as a place of refugefor political exiles and fugitives from Venezuela and the other Spanish former times it was also the headquarters of British military operations inthe AVest Indies. Many an expedition was here organised during the wars ofindependence, and from this station English traders may now command theentrance of the Orinoco, one of the great highways to the interior of the continent. TRINIDAD. 69 Trinidad is already the depot for the Venezuelan lands which border the greatriver, and it niio-ht one day take the same position with regard to the Colombianplateaux through the Rio Meta. Port of Spain {Puerto Espana), usually designated by the simple word Town,is in truth the largest town, as well as the political capital, of Trinidad.* Yet Fig. 23.—Poet of 1 : 115,000. ^\Vn\\\Vi^v\j)(;;^w«;;; • ^^ • ^m!^i^m:;.:^^^^-^^gK;i. eis? West cl GreenwicK 6r28 Santts exposedat low water. Depths. 0to5Fathoms. 5 Fathomsand upwards. 2è Miles. at a distance it seems lost in the surrounding vegetation. Whole quarters areembowered in verdure, and the shady avenues of the city are continued by fineparklands towards the suburban villas dotted over the slopes of the hills. Tillrecently water had to be brought by boats from a distance of nearly two miles,but it is now supplied from the little river Maraval by an aqueduct three mileslong. The tranquil roadstead to which the place owes its popularity is well sheltered, * F. H. Hart, Trinidad. 70 SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES REGIONS. but too shallow for large vessels, which have to ride at anchor some miles fromthe quays. Despite this drawback, Port of Spain has attracted to itself nearly allthe commerce of the island, while splendid natural harbours, such as that ofChagiiaran)as, near the Boca Mono passage at the extremity of the north-westpe
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