136 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
P opulation 
Cumana 
Carupano 
Barcelona 
10,000 
10,000 
10,000 
A visit to the Island of Margarita is not 
necessary because its traders come to the ports 
of Venezuela for supplies. 
Owing to the fact that in Venezuela the 
consignee can obtain his goods without pre 
senting an invoice or bill of lading, it is well, 
unless the merchant to whom the goods are 
shipped is known to be reliable, to send them 
through some bank or banker, with draft at 
tached. 
Venezuela is reached by the Red D Line, 
flying the American flag, direct from New 
York to La Guaira, which maintains weekly 
freight and passenger sailings. The Royal 
Dutch West Indies Line, under the Dutch 
flag, sail bi-monthly from New York, having 
freight and passenger service, but their route 
involves many stops and takes about twice the 
time of the direct Red D Line. 
Ciudad Bolivar may be reached by either