Advanced Geography . Cuban Village near Santiago. Entrance to Santiago Harbor. zone, the rainy season comes during the hottest part of the year, here lasting from May to Novem-ber. The lowlands are then very un-healthf ul, being subject to the scourgesof yellow and malarial fevers. Longcool nights and sea breezes help totemper this torrid climate, while thehilly region affords refuge from the hotand unhealthful coast lands. Amongthe hills and mountains in nearly allparts of the West Indies a fairly mildclimate is found at the height of 2000feet and upwards. Winter, or thedry season, is the ple
Advanced Geography . Cuban Village near Santiago. Entrance to Santiago Harbor. zone, the rainy season comes during the hottest part of the year, here lasting from May to Novem-ber. The lowlands are then very un-healthf ul, being subject to the scourgesof yellow and malarial fevers. Longcool nights and sea breezes help totemper this torrid climate, while thehilly region affords refuge from the hotand unhealthful coast lands. Amongthe hills and mountains in nearly allparts of the West Indies a fairly mildclimate is found at the height of 2000feet and upwards. Winter, or thedry season, is the pleasant season inthese islands. With high temperature and abun-dant rainfall, vegetation in Cuba isluxuriant. The hill and mountainslopes are a tangle of shrubs andscrubby trees, with forests of loftymahogany and ebony trees in the south-east. Roadways in this island are verypoor, being often overgrown withthicket. Few people live in the in-land portions of the hilly or moun-
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