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believed that these notes, based on two weeks' observation of a 
trained agriculturalist who was particularly interested in its present 
and potential agricultural production and resources, will be of 
interest to American farmers, business men, and student of economic 
geography. The observations were made in August (midwinter) of 
1924. 
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE 
LOCATION AND AREA " 
Paraguay is situated a little south of a line drawn directly west 
from Rio de Janeiro and a little east of a line drawn midway between 
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Tropic of Capricorn (23° 30' 
PARAGUAY 
Identification Map 
Fig 19.— Paraguay lies directly south of Newfoundland and is about the same latitude south 
of the equator as central Mexico and Cuba are north of it 
south of the Equator) crosses northern Paraguay, so that about one- 
fifth of the country lies in the Tropics and four-fifths in the temperate 
zone. Most of Paraguay lies between the parallels of longitude 55° 
and 60° west of Greenwich. It is therefore directly south of New- 
foundland and is about the same latitude south of the Equator as 
central Mexico and Cuba are north of the Equator. 
Paraguay proper lies between the Paraguay and Alto Parana 
Rivers and is estimated at 61,647 square miles. The area known as 
the Chaco on the west of the Paraguay River is officially reported 
to be 100,000 square miles. This region has been claimed by Para- 
guay but her rights are disputed by Bolivia. 
14 Gasperi, Luis de. 
Peuser." 1920. 
Geografia del Paraguay. 
1. ed. Buenos Aires. Talleres "Casa Jacobo 
