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AN ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT TO THE INTREPID AND ZEALOUS OLD MONKS OF 

 THE CONQUEST : MASAYA, NICARAGUA 



is to be opened up on the west coast. 

 The cost of planting and maintaining 200 

 acres with 35,000 plants is about $4,000. 

 The hydrographic system of Nicaragua 

 is very extensive, and its numerous 

 rivers, together with its large lakes, give 

 excellent facilities for transportation and 

 communication. 



The most important of these is the 

 river San Juan, which has a total length 

 of 140 miles, flowing into the Nicaragua 



Lake, and by means of which communi- 

 cation is established with the important 

 cities in that region, as well as with the 

 capital itself. A regular triweekly steam- 

 ship service is maintained on the San 

 Juan River between San Juan del Norte, 

 at the mouth, and the city of Granada, 

 on Lake Nicaragua. From Granada a 

 railway extends to Managua, Leon, and 

 the Pacific port of Corinto. 



The river Wanks, or Segovia, is navi- 



