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THE SOUTH AMERICAN SERIES VENEZUELA CATHEDRAL : CARACAS. VENEZUELA LEONARD V. DALTON, B.Sc. (Lond.) FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES, ETC. WITH A MAP AND 54 ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS LONDON : T. FISHER UNWIN 1912 % r-" (All rights reserved.) TO D. R. R. 251276 . INTRODUCTORY NOTE The author is desirous of expressing his apprecia- tion of the continued courtesy and kindness rendered during his stay in Venezuela by the British Charge d'Affaires, Mr. W. E. O'Reilly, by Mr. E. A. WaUis, and other British residents, as well as the warm reception accorded by the Venezuelan officials throughout the parts of the country he visited. Mr. F. A. HoHday, A.R.C.S., F.G.S., has made himself responsible for much of the information on the Llanos, and has assisted largely in the prepara- tion of the tables in Appendix B. Mr. J. D. Berrington, of El Callao, also furnished details relating to the Guayana goldfields and their surroundings The author is greatly indebted to Mr. N. G. Burch, F.R.G.S., for reading the manuscript and for many valuable suggestions and criticisms. He would also thank Mr. G. T. Wayman, of Caracas, for many useful documents and items of interest regarding recent developments. —— — CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTORY NOTE . -9 CHAPTER I PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF VENEZUELA . -25 Situation—Area—Population—Main physical divisions The Guayana Highlands—Mountains, rivers, and forests y The Llanos Sdvas—Mesas— Rivers and cienagas—The Delta—XTa/jos—The Caribbean Hills—Serrania Costanera —Serrania Interior—Rivers—Segovia Highlands—Drain- age—Vegetation—The Andes—Portuguesa Chain—Cor- dillera of Merida—The Sierra Nevada—Mountain torrents —Vegetation Paramos — The coastal plain — Lake of Maracaibo—Coro and Paraguana lowlands—Climate " White-water " and " black-water " rivers— Seasons Tierra caliente, templada, and fria—Temperature and " seasons—" St.
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