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In 1855, 776 cwt. only were shipped; in 1861, although the 

 harvest was exceedingly scanty, the exports were 1480 cwt. 



GUATEMALA. Some twenty years ago considerable planta- 

 tions of coffee were made in different parts of the republic of 

 Guatemala, and had the undertaking been followed up with 

 proper and steady constancy and attention, it might, perhaps, 

 by this time, have become an important article of export. 

 Unfortunately its culture was abandoned, owing to the in- 

 surrections of the Indian population. Some attempts have 

 been made again to introduce its culture by making fresh 

 plantations, but hitherto not to any extent worthy of men- 

 tion. The exports of coffee in 1860 were about 63 tons. In 

 the department of Vera Paz, there are said to be now about 

 half a million of coffee plants in bearing, and nurseries of 

 about a million more plants will soon be ready for trans- 

 planting. The greater part of the plantations are situated 

 in the neighbourhood of Cohan, where the vicinity of Tele- 

 man, en the river Polochec, which disembogues into the 

 gulf of Dulce, affords a convenient channel for shipping the 

 produce. 



