. The land of Bolivar; or, War, peace, and adventure in the Republic of Venezuela . resh water, measuring414 miles in circumference. Its extreme points are137 miles from north to south, and 75 miles fromeast to west. There are various small islands on thelake; that called Burro—the donkey—bears a laza-reto, whilst another—Toas—rejoices in a coal mine. The accompanying view^ of the Lake of Maracayboconveys a good idea of its glory and beauty. In theforeground is the dark, swampy soil, with the gansas,blue, white, and red, playing upon its banks, and t]iecalm waters of the lake stretching away u
. The land of Bolivar; or, War, peace, and adventure in the Republic of Venezuela . resh water, measuring414 miles in circumference. Its extreme points are137 miles from north to south, and 75 miles fromeast to west. There are various small islands on thelake; that called Burro—the donkey—bears a laza-reto, whilst another—Toas—rejoices in a coal mine. The accompanying view^ of the Lake of Maracayboconveys a good idea of its glory and beauty. In theforeground is the dark, swampy soil, with the gansas,blue, white, and red, playing upon its banks, and t]iecalm waters of the lake stretching away until theyreach the sunken sun, whose radiance still lingersin the heavens above. Dense, silent, and motionlessforests creep up to the unruffled margin of this placidlake. Far back to the foot-hills of the tall sierras, inunbroken grandeur, stretch the primeval woods, soli-tudes undisturbed save by the savage Indian, fightingalike against wild animals and the almost impene-trable barriers that Nature has placed around histortuous path. To the left and right here and there. SCENE ON THE LAKE OF MARACAYBO. Chap. IV.] MARACAYBO. 71 rise lofty trees, their dark foliage already remindingone of the coming of the night. In the far distance,on the left, come sloping down a chain of hills, tocomplete a picture wherein there is blended the love-liness of earth and sky. The northern part of the lake is warm and healthy,the southern humid and insalubrious. Besides thisgreat lake there are several smaller ones, and aninnumerable array of large lagunas and marshes. The physical aspect of the country presents variedfeatures. Some portions of the land are dry andrugged, others have the soil well irrigated by rivers,which at certain seasons overflow their banks : thereare savannas, low mountain ranges quite desert, andimmense forests and waste tracks dotted with lakesand marshes. The timber of Maracaybo is noted forits large size, good quality, and variety of species; aconsiderable reven
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