The international geography . Fig. 411.—The Railway System of Argentina. bue:^os atbes. 854 The International Geography the construction of the harbour on so shallow a shore was an engineeringfeat of no little difficulty. It contains many elegant public buildings, and is the principal centre ofthe railways and commerceof the country. The affairsof the national governmentare carried on in this city,the cosmopolitan characterof which is indicated bynearly all the languages ofthe world being large and handsomesquares which embellish it,are adorned with com-memorative monuments, to depa
The international geography . Fig. 411.—The Railway System of Argentina. bue:^os atbes. 854 The International Geography the construction of the harbour on so shallow a shore was an engineeringfeat of no little difficulty. It contains many elegant public buildings, and is the principal centre ofthe railways and commerceof the country. The affairsof the national governmentare carried on in this city,the cosmopolitan characterof which is indicated bynearly all the languages ofthe world being large and handsomesquares which embellish it,are adorned with com-memorative monuments, to departed heroes and illus-FlG. 412.—Plan of Buenos Aires. , . r r^i j trious persons. La Plata is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires, one of the largest in theFederation, and is situated in 35° S. and 58° W. It is a very handsometown, with a port; its prosperity depends upon general commerce and theproduce of the province, which is principally agricultural. Rosario, in theprovince of Santa Fe, on the margin of the river Parana, stands in 33° 60^° W. It is an importa
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