. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. withstanding its numerous earth-quakes and violent volcanoes, itspeople are active agriculturists, growing the finest indigo, caoutchouc,coffee, tobacco, etc. Nicaragua derived its name from a chief of the Cholutec tribe, whoruled over this land when the Spaniards first penetrated it. It had anNicaragua, ^^^fortunate history under the Spaniards, and has been scarcelyless unfo
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. withstanding its numerous earth-quakes and violent volcanoes, itspeople are active agriculturists, growing the finest indigo, caoutchouc,coffee, tobacco, etc. Nicaragua derived its name from a chief of the Cholutec tribe, whoruled over this land when the Spaniards first penetrated it. It had anNicaragua, ^^^fortunate history under the Spaniards, and has been scarcelyless unfortunate since. First joining the Central AmericanConfederation, it has since then been distinguished for military andpopular revolts, in which the resources of the country have been wastedand its population debased. Costa Rica, meaning rich coast, is by no means a true name; but signified Spanish hopes. In 1823 however the gold mines of Agucate Costa Rica ^®^® Opened, followed by others; and Costa Eica has become the richest of the Central States, having fortunately sufiered less from internal turmoil or foreign war than the rest. The soil is also extremely fertile; coffee yields a good return ; the land is par-. MEXICAN IX1>L\X. THE MEXICANS AND CENTRAL AMERICANS. 11^ celled out in small freeliolcls, and the working classes live in remarkablecomfort. It is still scantily peopled, except in. some districts ; but it isnotable for containing by far tbe largest proportion of people of Spanishdescent in the Central republics ; and they have undergone very littlemixture with the Indians. Here the natural Spanish covetousness hashad a good chance of displaying itself. The great difficulty is, to getsufficient useful labour. It must be confessed that the long cessation ofpayment of interest on the public debt (dating from 1872), and thegeneral state of public morality, present by no means a flattering composition has been made with foreign creditors, to take effect from
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