Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . DRYING THE COFFEE BEANS DAVID AND THE CATTLE COUNTRY 299. DRYING CLOTHS FOR COFFELWhere the planter has no regular drying floor, cloths are spread on which the berries are exposed mainly on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus. Thelumber industry nestles close to the rivers, mainlyin the Bayano region. Cocoanuts need the beachesand the sea breezes. Native rubber is found inevery part of the Republic, though at present it iscollected mainly in the Darien, which is true alsoof vegetable ivory. The only gold which is minedon a large scale is taken from t
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . DRYING THE COFFEE BEANS DAVID AND THE CATTLE COUNTRY 299. DRYING CLOTHS FOR COFFELWhere the planter has no regular drying floor, cloths are spread on which the berries are exposed mainly on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus. Thelumber industry nestles close to the rivers, mainlyin the Bayano region. Cocoanuts need the beachesand the sea breezes. Native rubber is found inevery part of the Republic, though at present it iscollected mainly in the Darien, which is true alsoof vegetable ivory. The only gold which is minedon a large scale is taken from the neighborhood ofthe Tuyra River in the Darien. But for products re-quiring cultivation like cacao and coffee the highlands in the Chiriqui province offer the best oppor-tunity. David is really the center of this territory. It isa typical Central American town of about 15,000people, with a plaza, a cathedral, a hotel and allthe apptirtenances of metropolitan life in place is attractive in its way, with its streetsof white-walled, red-tiled dwellings, with blue orgreen doors and shutters.
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