CONTENTS. 



CHAP. 



I. General Survey of the Continent .......••• 



Configuration of the Continent, p. 1. The Secaboard, p. 2. River Systems, p. 3. 

 Forests and Habitable Lands, p. 6. Communications, p. 7. Exploration of the Sea- 

 board, p. 9. Exploration of the Interior, p. 11. The Andes Orographic System, p. 19. 

 Snows and Glaciers, p. 21. Volcanoes, p. 22. The Eastern Orographic System, 

 p. 22. Upheaval and Subsidence, p. 24. Climate, p. 27. Flora, p. 31. Fauna, 

 p. 35. Inhabitants, p. 36. Chief Divisions of the South American Aborigines, p. 39. 

 Miscegenation, p. 41. Historic Retrospect, p. 43. Spanish and Portuguese Domains, 

 p. 47. Foreign Relations— Railway Projects, p. 50. Social Condition — Material 

 Progress — Prospects, p. 52. 



II. Antilles of the Venezuelan Seaboard ......••• 



Tobago, p. 55. Trinidad, p. 58. Physical Features, p. 58. The Asphalt Lake, 

 p. 60. Rivers— Climate— Flora— Fauna, p. 62. Inhabitants, p. 64. Topography, 

 p. 67. Admitii.><tration, p. 70. Margarita, p. 71. Cura(,'ao, p. 73. Aruba, p. 76. 



III. Venezuela 



Disputed Frontiers, p. 77. Extent^Population, p. 79. The War of Independence, 

 p. 80. The Venezuelan Uplands, p. 81. The Venezuelan Andes, p. 83. The Sierja 

 de Merida, p. 85. The Llanos, p. 87. Rivers— The Orinoco System, p. 90. 

 Orinoco Delta, p. 96. The Maracaibo Inlet — Lake Valencia, p. 98. Climate, p. 100. 

 Flora, p. 101. Fauna, p. 102. Inhabitants, p. 105. Topography, p. 108. Material 

 Condition of Venezuela, p. 125. Agriculture, p. 126. Mineral Wealth, p. 127. 

 Communications, p. 129. Administration, p. 131. 



IV. Colombia 



Progress of Discovery and Conque,><t, p. 134. Relief of the Land, p. 140. The 

 Santa Marta and Goajira L^plands, p. 140. The Eastern Cordillera, p. 142. The 

 Central Cordillera, p. 144. The Western Cordillera, p. 148. Oscillations of the 

 Seaboard — Idands, p. 149. Rivers— The Magdalena, p. 150. The Cauca and 

 Migdalena Delta, p. 154. The Atrato, p. 157. The San Juan and Patia basins, 

 p. 159. Climate, p. 162. Flora, p. 164. Fauna, p. 167. Inhabitants — The 

 Muyscas, p. 169. The Coconucos and other Aborigines, p. 174. 'I'he Hispano- 

 Americans, p. 179. Topography, p. 180. Material Condition of Colombia, p. 210. 

 Administration, p. 216. 



V. Ecuador 



Extent— Disputed Frontiers, p. 220. History — Geojiraphical Exploration, p. 221. 

 Physical Featui'es— The Ecuadorean Andes, p. 223. Volcanoes, p. 224. Table of 



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