PARAGUAY

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munication  with  the  outside  world  via  Montevideo ­
  or  Buenos  Aires  is  maintained  by  river
steamers,  requiring  from  five  days  to  a  week
to  make  the  trip  to  Asuncion,  which  is  about
iioo  miles  from  the  Argentine  capital.
From  Asuncion  it  is  possible  to  go  into  the
interior  or  even  to  Brazil,  on  light-draft
steamers,  the  Guyara  Falls,  1300  miles  above
the  capital,  stopping  navigation  of  the  Parana
River  at  this  point.
The  Paraguay  River  is  navigable  for  vessels
of  twelve-foot  draft  to  Asuncion  and  for  smaller ­
  vessels  700  miles  farther.
Most  of  the  commerce  of  Paraguay  is  carried ­
  in  lighters  drawn  by  tugs,  and  these  emissaries ­
  of  trade  are  to  be  met  on  all  the  rivers
and  waterways  of  this  country.
There  are  several  lakes,  navigable  for  small
craft,  but  of  no  importance  from  a  commercial
standpoint.
While  both  the  climate  and  the  soil  warrant
one  in  stating  that  Paraguay  is  susceptible  of
high  agricultural  development,  little  has  been
done  in  this  regard,  outside  of  locally  produc-