. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 308 MEXICO, CENTEAL AMEEICA, WEST INDIES. like the station of Chirripo, it failed to prosper owing to its isolation. The so-called "city"' of Santiago de Talantanca, founded on the banks of the Sicsola, was burnt in 1610 by the revolted Indians. The constant reports of rich gold-fields in the valley of the Estrella (Chan- guinola) rest on a mistake made by Alcedo in his famous Diccionario Geografico- Historico de las Indias Occidentales. Alcedo had given to these mines of the Estrella the name of Tisingal (Tinsigal, Tisiugal), which happ
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 308 MEXICO, CENTEAL AMEEICA, WEST INDIES. like the station of Chirripo, it failed to prosper owing to its isolation. The so-called "city"' of Santiago de Talantanca, founded on the banks of the Sicsola, was burnt in 1610 by the revolted Indians. The constant reports of rich gold-fields in the valley of the Estrella (Chan- guinola) rest on a mistake made by Alcedo in his famous Diccionario Geografico- Historico de las Indias Occidentales. Alcedo had given to these mines of the Estrella the name of Tisingal (Tinsigal, Tisiugal), which happens to be an abbre- viated form of Tegucigalpa, as shown by the corsair Ravenau de Lussan's excursion to the Rio Segovia in Nica- ragua, This " gold coast," where no tra- dition survives of a pretended town of Estrella, attracted scarcely any settlers. It was, in fact, rather avoided, owing to its reefs and inhospitable shores. ri£ 136. PUEETO LiMON. : 50, Depths. Sands exposed at ebb. Oto 16 Feet. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. Economic Condition of Costa Ric.\. Although not so rapid as that of other Spanish-American communities, the material progress of Costa Rica has at least been steady and regular. The population advanced from 80,000 in 1844 to 120,500 in 1864, and to over 182,000 in 1883, and was estimated at 220,000 in 1890. The number of immigrants is still very small, and of the 4,672 returned in 1883, nearly 2,000 were from the conterminous states of Nicaragua and Colombia. In the trade of the world Costa Rica derives its importance almost exclusively from its coffee, which, in prosperous years, has been exported to the extent of 15,000 tons, chiefly to Great Britain. Costa Rica also exports sugar, rubber, cacao, hides, and timber ; but in recent years all these wares are exceeded in value by the bananas forwarded to the United States, which in 1889 amounted to 40,000 tons, worth over £80,000. The so-called quiquisque, that i
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