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Fig. 49. — A species of Furcraea from which is obtained one of the most use- 

 ful fibers in Ecuador. It is called caboya. Photograph by George Rose. 



Fig. 



^0. — Residence of the general-manager of the Guayaquil and Quito 

 Railway Company at Huigra. Photograpli by George Rose. 



