. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 426 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMEEICA, WEST INDIES. Bayamon, the raost important place in its valley, capital of a department and centre of a ricli and highly-cultivated agricultural district. Rio Piedras and Santurce, which are both situated in the same territorial division, are the chief rural retreats in the neighbourhood of San Juan. Here numerous suburban villas are scattered amid the shady groves which fringe the banks of the running waters. Areciho, also a departmental capital, is one of the places that exceed San Juan in population. Yet it stands so
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 426 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMEEICA, WEST INDIES. Bayamon, the raost important place in its valley, capital of a department and centre of a ricli and highly-cultivated agricultural district. Rio Piedras and Santurce, which are both situated in the same territorial division, are the chief rural retreats in the neighbourhood of San Juan. Here numerous suburban villas are scattered amid the shady groves which fringe the banks of the running waters. Areciho, also a departmental capital, is one of the places that exceed San Juan in population. Yet it stands some distance from the sea on an unnavigable Fig. 205.—San Jtjan Batjtista, Puerto Rico. Scale ] : 600, otoie Feet. Depths. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 12 Miles. stream, which reaches the coast opposite an exposed roadstead dangerous to shipping in rough weather. The Rio Grande d'Arecibo, as the river is called, flows mainly north through the extremely fertile hilly districts, where the chief centres of population are the towns of Adjnntas and TJtuado. In the department of Arecibo occur numerous stalactite caves. AguadiUa, on the west coast, is a thriving seaport, possessing the advantage of a spacious bay sheltered from the trade winds. Here are shipped the sugar and coffee of Lares, Pejnno, Moca, and other agricultural centres in the Colubrinas. 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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