. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ^ r-atandm^o* •ba^tian iguio C [ \0^ , , '»Tl,:it^'LIO Cu Û Técla „ ' )' i f \ ^ br. Z y'/tpr'^r^é<^A B9°5' 6 Miles. in the wars between Guatemala and Salvador. It was at Chalchuapa that the dictator, Rufino Barrios, was overthrown in the sanguinary engagement of 1885, which put an end to the hegemony of Guatemala over the other Central American states. Sonwnafe, or the "Four Hundred Springs," also lies in a rich, and well-watered plain, which is often illumined at night by the fires of Izalco. Formerly the most import
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ^ r-atandm^o* •ba^tian iguio C [ \0^ , , '»Tl,:it^'LIO Cu Û Técla „ ' )' i f \ ^ br. Z y'/tpr'^r^é<^A B9°5' 6 Miles. in the wars between Guatemala and Salvador. It was at Chalchuapa that the dictator, Rufino Barrios, was overthrown in the sanguinary engagement of 1885, which put an end to the hegemony of Guatemala over the other Central American states. Sonwnafe, or the "Four Hundred Springs," also lies in a rich, and well-watered plain, which is often illumined at night by the fires of Izalco. Formerly the most important place in west Salvador, Sonsonate has now been eclipsed by Santa Ana, which lies to the north of the volcano of like name on the main route between Salvador and Guatemala. Since the earthquakes by which the capital has been twice destroyed, Santa Ana has become the largest city in the republic ; it is an important agricultural centre, and the neighbouring district of Metapan, on. 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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