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the true axis of the Organ Mountains, and there- 

 fore stands in partial isolation. On the south 

 side, it is connected by lower ridges and spurs 

 with a maze of mountain heights, the alignments 

 and relations of which are not yet correctly mapped 

 out. On the north side it presents to the sea 

 (eight or ten miles away) an uninterrupted front 

 of about five miles of precipitous densely wooded 

 surface. Its summit is marked by three peaks of 

 nearly equal elevation. As there are no consider- 

 able heights directly between the mountain and 

 the sea, the full majesty of Guajaibon is thrust 

 upon the observer who sees the mountain practi- 

 cally from its base to the top. This gives to 

 Guajaibon a very massive appearance even beyond 

 that of other individual mountains of the province, 

 though in reality it is no greater than many others 

 except in a few feet of altitude. Viewed from 

 quite near it is no more impressive than is the 

 Costanera de San Vicente (back of Esperanza), 

 for it has not the latter's magnificent vertical 

 walls, but the mountain is considerably higher. 



Faunally, Guajaibon is of great interest on ac- 

 count of its partial isolation. The richness of 

 both fauna and flora is, in a measure, accounted 



