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running from Buenos Ayres in the direction of the Bolivian Andes, have alreadj'' 

 reached the villages near the frontier, from which it would be easy to carry them 

 to the towns of Tari j a, Cinti and Sucre. With the completion of this system the 

 isolation of Bolivia would cease ; but at the same time a political danger would 



Fig. 148. — Inteenational Communications of Bolivia. 

 Scale 1 : 19,000,000. 



Railways. Bail way s in progress. Route. Deep-sea navigation. Coast navigation. 



Regular marine service. 

 -^— ___— 310 Miles. 



arise similar to that created on the opposite side by the Chilian line between 

 Antofagasta and Huanchaca. 



On the one hand, the political independence of Bolivia is threatened by the 

 influence of Chili strengthened by the mining interest ; on the other, Argentina, 

 which already claims a portion of Bolivian territory, would become an extremely 

 dangerous neighbour. Buenos Ayres, the largest city in South America, might 



