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happens that the complete tidal movement is spread over a period of twenty-four 

 hours. The sandy spit west of Laguna is almost entirely covered by an enormous 

 tarabaqui (kitchen midden), containing a vast accumulation of sLells dating back 

 to prehistoric times. 



Lfiges, the chief place on the inland Campos, is mainly a stockbreeding centre, 

 and cattle are forwarded from this place, overland, to Sorocaba. The breeders 

 own about 300,000 oxen on the pastures stretching westwards, in the direction 

 of the savannas claimed by Argentina. 



