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Panama to Patagonia

Chapter 29: TABLES
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About This Book

The author examines the anticipated effects of the Panama Canal on the Pacific coast countries of South America, arguing it will spur industrial development, commercial growth, and political stability while surveying geographic and logistical factors that will shape new trade routes. Practical chapters blend travel advice with regional sketches—covering the isthmus, Ecuador, Peruvian shore towns, Lima and the Andes—and outline railways, ports, agriculture, mineral resources, and urban conditions. The narrative addresses sanitary and administrative measures, labor and transportation costs, and the prospects of intercontinental rail links versus Atlantic outlets. Maps and illustrations support observations aimed at informing travelers, investors, and policymakers about emerging opportunities and challenges.

TABLES

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Commercial relations of West Coast with United States 9
Distances of shipping ports on West Coast to trade centres 12
Distances and elevation above sea-level of the Central Railway of Peru 102
Mineral output of Peru for one year 132
Itinerary from Lima to Iquitos via Central Highway 144
Distances on railway from Paita to Piura 148
Product of the nitrate zone 224
Tin product of Bolivia 316
Metals found in combination with copper, Bolivia 322
Population of Bolivia 337
Temperature and products of zones, Bolivia 342
Rainfall, Bolivia 343

Transcriber's Notes

The following changes have been made to the text as printed.

1. Illustrations and end-of-page footnotes (marked with an asterisk) have been located in appropriate paragraph breaks.

2. Where a word is used repeatedly in the same way, spelling and hyphenation have been made consistent, preferring the form most often used in the printed work, or failing that the more usual form in general use at the time of publication. No typographical change has been made within direct quotes from other works.

3. The spelling of the following names has been changed to agree with normal usage at the time of the original publication:

4. Index: the following entries have been amended in line with the corresponding body text:

On Page 137, "south latitude 40°" should no doubt read "south latitude 4°". No change has been made.