112 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
The total exports in 1912 amounted to $13,- 
717,884, as against $10,652,843 imports, the 
leading articles being boots and shoes, candles, 
ready made clothes, crockery, drugs, food 
stuffs (flour and canned goods), hats, hard 
ware, machinery, oils, paper, perfumes, tex 
tiles, wines and liquors. 
I cannot refrain from repeating that Ecua 
dor, due to the prevalance of disease, is passed 
over by most travelers and as a consequence 
there is little competition, and one is sure of 
doing business here if his product is appropri 
ate. 
A small license or fee is one of the legal re 
quirements to sell goods in this country, but 
is more honored in the breach than the ob 
servance. 
These towns should be made: 
Population 
Guayaquil 80,000 
Quito 80,000 
Cuenca 35jOOO 
Riobamba 18,000 
There is but one city in the Galapagos group 
of islands, namely Floriana. They are un-