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 American countries except Brazil and Guiana once belonged to Spain.

A village inn.

4. Cities.—Many of the houses in South America are built of sun-dried brick, painted with gay colors, such as pink or yellow, and roofed with scarlet tiles.

Caracas.—The city is only six miles from the coast, but on a plateau about 3,000 above it.

Rio de Janeiro, or Rio, the capital of Brazil, is the chief commercial city. Its bay, dotted with many islands, is very beautiful.

Santos and Rio are the greatest coffee markets in the world.

Para (pa-rah) is the great India rubber port. Bahia (bah-ee'-ah) exports coffee and cocoa. Pernambuco is noted for the export of sugar and cotton. Maracaibo (ma-ra-ki'-bo) has given its name to the coffee grown in Colombia and Venezuela. Buenos Aires and Montevideo are the great cattle ports.

Santiago, Valparaiso (val-pah-ri'-so), and Lima are important commercial cities on the Pacific coast.

A street in Santiago, Chile.

REVIEW OF SOUTH AMERICA. Countries.—'' In what part of the continent is it? Name the capital''.—

Islands.—Near what part of the coast?—

Capes.—On what part of Vie coast?—

Mountains.—''Where are they? In what direction do the ranges extend?''—

Gulf and Sea.—Where is it?—

Strait.—''Connects what waters? Separates what lands?''—.

Rivers.—''Where does it rise? Into what does it flow?''—

Lakes.—Where is each?—

Cities.—''In what country? On or near what water?''—