28 Panama Shells. geog. index. 



Panama. A town, province, bay, <fec., in New Grenada. The town is in lat. 

 8°49',N. long. 8°21''W. 



Papagayo, Gidf of. In Cential America, between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 

 in lat about 11° N. 



Payta. A town in Peru, in lat. 5° 15' S. 



Peru. Occupying the Pacific shore from New Grenada to Chili, from about i^ 

 S. lat. to 26° S. lat. 



Plata, Isle of. On the coast of Guayaquil, in lat. 1° 10' S. 



Polynesia. Comprising most of the tropical regions of the Pacific. 



Puerto Portrero. In the Bay of Guayaquil. 



Puna, Isle of. In the Bay of Guayaquil ; about 3° S. lat. 



Pimta St. Elena. A cape on tlie coast of Guayaquil, in lat. about 2° 10' S. 



Quito I. In the Bay of Guayaquil. 



Real Llejos, or Realyo. A port in Nicaragua, serving as a harbor to Leon, lat. 

 12°43'N. ; long. 81° 46' W. 



Rio Grande. A name given to many rivers by the Spaniards. The one re- 

 ferred to is a small stream near Panama. 



Saboc/a, An error, for Taboga. 



St. Elena. A town on the coast of Guayaquil, in lat about 2° S. 



Salango. On the coast of Guayaquil, about 1° 30' S. 



San Bias. A town on the west coast of Mexico, lat about 22° N. 



San Diego. A town on the coast of Upper California, one league from the 

 southern boundary ; lat 83°12'N.; long. 116° 63' "W. 



San Francisco. The principal port of Upper California ; lat about p'7° 20' N. ; 

 long about 122° W 



San Juan. A bay on the east side of Lower California, in lat about %1° N. 



San Lorenzo. A cape on the coast of Guayaquil, about 1° S. lat. 



San Salvador. A city in Central America, on a river, twelve miles from Uie 

 coast; also an adjacent district along the coast 



Santa Barbara. In California. 



Sitcha. An island on tlie coast of Bussian America, in late'2° N. 



Soxith Seas. An indefinite term for more or less of the Pacific Ocean adjacent 

 to America. 



Taboga. A small island twelve miles southwest of Panama. It has a better 

 harbor than Panama, and is the depot of the Pacific steamers. 



Tahiti. The largest of the Society Islands ; lat. 17° 30' S. ; long. 149° 20''W. 



Toobouai. A small Polynesian island, under the southern tropic, in lat about 

 160° W. 



Tambez. A town near- the northern extiemity of the coast of Peru; lat 8° 40' 

 S.; long. '79°51'W. 



Veragua. The southeastern province of Central America, between Costa Rica 

 and the Isthmus of Panama. 



JCipixapi. A town on the west coast of New Grenada ; lat about 1° 30' S 



