Selling Latin America

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Identifikator:: 101030657X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-41609

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Aughinbaugh, William E.

Title:: Selling Latin America

Place of publication:: Boston

Publisher:: Small, Maynard & Company Publishers

Year of publication:: 1915

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 408 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: X. Colombia

Collection:: Economics Books

COLOMBIA US Colombia in forming a union of these repub lics, which could not be held together after the death of the founder, in 1830. On the disso lution of this body of states, the Republic of New Granada came to light November 17, 1831, this title being changed to the United States of Colombia in 1863. Colombia covers an area of 438,436 square miles, and like the United States enjoys the unique advantage of having a coast line on two oceans—the Caribbean Sea to the northwest being part of the Atlantic and the Pacific on the south and west. Ecuador and Peru form her southern boundary, Brazil and Venezuela are on her eastern frontier, while Venezuela stretches across much of her northern limits, and the Republic of Panama is the only land on the west. Colombia is a land of mountains, plateaus and wide plains. To the east and south are large areas of level ground known as "llanos ” or “selvas,” covered with grass and tropical growths including virgin forests. This sec tion has enormous rainfalls, is very warm, un

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