Identifier: earthitsinhabita941recl (find matches)
Title: The earth and its inhabitants ..
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905 Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913 Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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TOPOGRAPHY OF CHILI. 457 Farther south the Huasco valley begins to assume a different aspect. Herethe running waters are copious enough to irrigate the upland valleys, and Vallcnar,at the confluence of two streams, is an agricultural centre producing excellentwines. The Indian half-breeds of Freirina, lower down the Huasco valley, alsodepend on husbandry, forwarding grapes and other fruits through the port ofHuasco Bajo at the mouth of the river. In the Rio Elqui basin, which yields both minerals and agricultural produce,the population becomes more dense ; here Elqui, or Vicuiia, the chief place in thevalley, is surrounded by rich lands growing vegetables and fruits, especially grapesand figs, which are largely exported. Serena (Serena de Coquimho), at the mouthof the river, has acquired considerable importance as a provincial capital. It isthe oldest Spanish settlement in the district ; but its harbour, if it ever existed,has either silted up or been upheaved, so that the shipping ha

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