Atures town on the Orinoco. The river here presents the northern face of the forty miles of 

 rock and cataract blocking navigation. The cataract sends up a roar heard continually not only 

 at the town but also fully a mile away 



Loading equipment at the port of Maipures. A dugout canoe was the means of travel from 

 Salvajito (a league overland from Atures) to the port of Maipures — a dugout so small that three 

 trips were necessary for the transportation 



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