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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 651 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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GUANTA , a See also:

PORT

port on the Caribbean See also:

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

coast of the See also:

state of See also:

BERMUDEZ

Bermudez, See also:

VENEZUELA

Venezuela, 12 M. N.E. of See also:

BARCELONA

Barcelona, with which it is connected by See also:

RAIL

rail. It See also:

DATES

dates from the completion of the railway to the See also:

COAL

coal mines of Naricual and Capiricual nearly 12 M. beyond Barcelona, and was created for the shipment of coal. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is horseshoe-shaped, with its entrance, 1998 ft. wide, protected by an See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island less than 1 m. off the See also:

SHORE

shore. The entrance is easy and safe, and the harbour affords secure anchorage for large vessels, with deep See also:

WATER

water alongside the See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron railway See also:

WHARF

wharf. These advantages have made Guanta the best port on this See also:

PART

part of the coast, and the See also:

trade of Barcelona and that of a large inland See also:

DISTRICT

district have been transferred to it. A prominent feature in its trade is the shipment of live 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. Among its exports are See also:

SUGAR

sugar, See also:

COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee, cacao, See also:

TOBACCO

tobacco and See also:

FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

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