The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-02-22

who nave naue tne IOnS lOui
Of the South American CONT
nent care to continue the voy-
age to the several countries bordering
on the Caribbean without period OF
rest. They usually return 10 the
United States directly from Colon. anu
possibly visit the Caribbean nations
on one of the many winter tours so
extensively advertised by steamship
and tourist companies.
However. to continue our siShtsee-
ing In South America we shall proceed
from Colon to Colombia and Venezuela,
and from the latter country voyage
hOmeward via the Leeward Islands To
New York. writes William \. Reid in
the Bulletin of the Pan-American
Union. From Colon there are in nor
nal times sailings of passenger ships
once a week or Oftener, touching at
Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa
Marta, Puerto CabellO, La Guaira,
Trinidad and Barbados. Service to
these ports is maintained by Italian,
Spanish, French, Holland, English, and
to some of them by American lines;
the former trade to the various ports
of Europe. One may cross from Colon
| to Cartagena, $50 miles and about one
! days sail, by the steamship line and
| later continue eastward by vessels OF
| the other lines.
Cartagena, with a population OF
| about 10000, is one of the Oldest cities
| of Colombia, and its harbOr ranks as
| the best of the country. Passengers
are landed ut piers instead of by small
boats. One of the interesting sights
is the famous wall that once surround
ed the city; it is sufficiently wide In
! places to admit n carriage and horses
| Coaches are available at about 81 an
hour for sightseeing in or near Carta'
gena; and this drive should include
Manga, Espinal. Cabrera and Pie dc
In POpa. Automobiles are growing il
number, but the excessive cost of gas
Oline makes their use expensive. Other
places which the stranger should SEE
are the ancient fort of San Felipe, l.;
POpa castle. the tombs, Government
]
several cathedrals.
Santa Marta and Curacao.
From Cartagena or Puerto Colombia
preferably the former the travele
may pursue his journey to Venezuel;
by taking passage on steamer of tn
lines already mentioned. IL the boa
selected calls at the ports of SAINTS
Marta, Curacao and Puerto CabellC
, the better of course are ones chance
, for observations of peoples and Gus
toms. At the former the traveller see
phases Of banana development whic
has grown to large proportions within
, a few years. Santa Marta itself Is a
! ancient town of 1900 people.
The Dutch island of Curacao,
. miles off the mainland of Venezuela
2 has at times belonged TO various ne
: tons; it is often port of call for larg
steamers. Spanish-American history
I closely interviewer with this islanC
: Willemstad is the port and capital, an
r the governor of the Dutch West Indie
T resides there. A popularity noted b
4 the stranger is the inclination or benz
p ing of trees and vegetation toward tn
= west, a condition attributed TO the col
slant trade winds from the east. A
!, in many other parts of the tropics. III
= nights are delightfully."- cool, while tn
q heat of midday is tempered by breeze
2 Curacao is a port of call for Ven
= zuplan line of steamers plying to Mari
: caibo. Maracaibo has $4,000 pOpul
@ zion, is located on fine harbOr on IL
n northwestern part of Lake Maracaib
= and has an extensive commerce wit
y interior regions, whose products reaC
the various ports Of the lake by Sc
, eral short railroads, river boats, etc.
=,