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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



Mangroves Growing at the Edge of the Cienaga Grande 



dive from a height of thirty feet or forty feet into the water, swim 

 underneath the surface to the opposite bank, crawl out and hide. We 

 shot one iguana that measured 4 feet 9{ inches in length. 



Swamps 



Many of the plants which are raised in hothouses or summer gardens 



in the United States are common weeds in Colombia. In the forest 



calladiums and cannas grown everywhere; umbrella plants line the 



shores of all the streams; in the swamps cannas and umbrella plants 



The Ford at Minca, at an Altitude of about 2,000 Feet. 



