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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 315 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ARAGUA , one of the smaller states of See also:

VENEZUELA

Venezuela under the redivisionof 1904, lying principally within the parallel ranges of the Venezuelan See also:

CORDILLERA

Cordillera, and comprising some of the most fertile and healthful valleys of the See also:

REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

republic. It is bounded E. by the Federal See also:

DISTRICT

District and See also:

MATURIN, CHARLES ROBERT (1782-1824)

Maturin, S. by See also:

GUARICO

Guarico and W. by See also:

ZAMORA

Zamora and See also:

CARABOBO

Carabobo. Pop. (1905, est.) 152,364. Aragua has a See also:

SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast-See also:

LINE

line on the Caribbean See also:

west of the Federal District, but has no p6rt of consequence. See also:

CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

Cattle, See also:

SWINE

swine and goats are raised, and the See also:

state produces See also:

COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee, See also:

SUGAR

sugar, cacao, beans, cereals and See also:

CHEESE (Lat. caseus)

cheese. The See also:

CLIMATE

climate of the higher valleys is sub tropical, the mean See also:

ANNUAL

annual temperature ranging from 740 to 8o° F. The See also:

capital, La See also:

Victoria (pop. 7800), is situated in the fertile Aragua valley, 1558 ft. above See also:

sea-level and 36 m. See also:

south-west of See also:

CARACAS

Caracas. Other important towns are Barbacoas (pop. 13,109) On the See also:

LEFT

left See also:

BANK

bank of the Guarico in a highly fertile region, See also:

CIUDAD

Ciudad de Cura and Maracay (pop. 7500), 56 m. west-south-west of See also:

ARAGUAYA, ARAGUAY

ARAGUAYA Caracas near the See also:

north-See also:

east See also:

SHORE

shore of See also:

Lake See also:

The last two towns are on the railway between Caracas and Valencia.

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