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worthy of any attention from a commercial 
standpoint. 
Ecuador is reached most directly from 
Panama in about three days. Travelers going 
to Peru or Panama from any of its ports are 
detained in quarantine and have their baggage 
disinfected. This rule is strictly observed. 
Freight should be sent via any line to Colon 
or Panama for trans-shipment as there are but 
few direct boats. From San Francisco the 
Kosmos Line of Hamburg formerly main 
tained a bi-monthly direct service which may 
he resumed after the war. The West Coast 
Line from New York has irregular sailings 
via the Strait of Magellan, carrying only 
freight; the voyage takes about three months 
as the ships drop off cargo en route.