. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West oFG^eenwlC^l 54'40' 18 Miles. confluence stands the little town of VlUafranca. In the vicinity of this place the Brazilian Government possesses a vast cacao plantation inherited from the Jesuits. Higher up, on the same side of the river, some Americans from the banks of the Mississippi founded an agricultural settlement after the War of Seces- sion ; at present the station is largely inhabited by Brazilians. The south side of the Amazons below Santarem is the most thickly-settled region in the whole basin. Here houses and plantations follow uninterrupt
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West oFG^eenwlC^l 54'40' 18 Miles. confluence stands the little town of VlUafranca. In the vicinity of this place the Brazilian Government possesses a vast cacao plantation inherited from the Jesuits. Higher up, on the same side of the river, some Americans from the banks of the Mississippi founded an agricultural settlement after the War of Seces- sion ; at present the station is largely inhabited by Brazilians. The south side of the Amazons below Santarem is the most thickly-settled region in the whole basin. Here houses and plantations follow uninterruptedly for
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