Sight-seeing in South America . are nolonger sufficient for the enormous commerce of BuenosAires. Many ships arc waiting constantly at the anchor-age sevc1-al miles below the cit\ tor an (»])poi-tnnily to getinto the docks. 68 Sight-Seeing in South America In a yacht we steamed through the three miles ofbasins, crowded with all kinds and sizes of ships, andbearing the flags of all nations, except onr own. Manyof the ships from Oriental lands were cjuite docks along either side of the basins are ecjuippedwith tracks, cranes, and derricks for the rapid handling. Wool Warehouse of
Sight-seeing in South America . are nolonger sufficient for the enormous commerce of BuenosAires. Many ships arc waiting constantly at the anchor-age sevc1-al miles below the cit\ tor an (»])poi-tnnily to getinto the docks. 68 Sight-Seeing in South America In a yacht we steamed through the three miles ofbasins, crowded with all kinds and sizes of ships, andbearing the flags of all nations, except onr own. Manyof the ships from Oriental lands were cjuite docks along either side of the basins are ecjuippedwith tracks, cranes, and derricks for the rapid handling. Wool Warehouse of freight, and are lined with great brick and cementwarehouses, many of them of uniform style. At one endof the basins are numerous tall grain elevators. Buenos Aires is the chief port for most of the exportsand imports of Argentina. The foreign commerce ofArgentina is immense, being per capita about three times Buenos Aires 69 that of the United States. In 1910 our per capita ofimports was $, of exports $, while Argentinasimports per capita were $, and exports $ Weproduce largely what we consume, while Argentina sellsher food products and raw materials and buys her manu-factured articles.
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