. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 57°58' '^est oF Greenwich 57°38' groves and banana plantations, interspersed with faimsteads and country seats. In this cultivated district one of the stations on the line is the pleasant little town of Luqiie, which was for a short time capital of the State towards the close of the war, when Lopez ordered the evacuation of Asuncion. Farther on, the railway, skirting the wesi; side of the charming Lake Ipacaray, pusses along the foot of the Cerro Leon eminence, where Lopez established the headquarters of the Paraguayan army at the beginning of the contest.
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 57°58' '^est oF Greenwich 57°38' groves and banana plantations, interspersed with faimsteads and country seats. In this cultivated district one of the stations on the line is the pleasant little town of Luqiie, which was for a short time capital of the State towards the close of the war, when Lopez ordered the evacuation of Asuncion. Farther on, the railway, skirting the wesi; side of the charming Lake Ipacaray, pusses along the foot of the Cerro Leon eminence, where Lopez established the headquarters of the Paraguayan army at the beginning of the contest. In this lacustrine valley the chief stations are Aregua, Itagua, and Firayu, all mere rural hamlets. Then follows the more important town of Paroguari, famed for its tobacco, which is exported even to the European mai"kets. In the vicinity is an imposing bluff pierced with caverns, where the Aj)ostle St. Thomas is fabled to have resided
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