The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-22
oAiPARATIvELY few

OAiPARATIVELY few travellers
A who have made the long tour
w. OF the South American cOnti-
nent care TO continue the yOy-
age to the several countries bordering
on the Caribbean without period Of
rest. They usually return to the
United States directly from Colon, and
possibly visit the Caribbean nations
on one OF the many winter tours so
extensively advertised by steamship
and tourist companies.
However. TO continue our sightSee-
ing in South America we shall proceed
from Colon to Colombia and Venezuela,
and from the latter country voyage
hOmeward via the Leeward islands 70
New York. writes William A. Reid in
the Bulletin OF the Pan-AIesic1D
Union. From Colon there are in nor
NAL times sailings of passenger ShlFs
once week or oftener, touching az
Cartagena. Puerto Colombia Santa
Marta. Puerto Cahello. La Gu2irs-
Trinidad and Barbados Service 70
these ports Is uiaiat2iRed by Irali12-
Spanish, French. Holland. Enslfsh- Nu3
TO some of them By American lines :
the former trade 10 the y2riVus pcrGs
of Europe. one may cEOss frQ1l Colon
10 Cartasela. go miles and about cce
days sail. By the steamship tlue ard
later continue eastward by vessels Ot
the other lines
CartaEena. with 4 population q
about 30OOO. Is one Of the oldest cities
of Colombia. and its haEbOr ranks as
the best Of the country. P2SSeose7s
are landed at piers instead u by s---ll.
boats. One OF the interesting sights
IS the famous wall that once surround
ed the city: 1t is sufficiently wide in
places TO admit carriage aud 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 de
la Popa. Automobiles are growing in
number, but the excessive cost of gas
ollne makes their use expensive. Other
places which the stranger should see
are the ancient fort OF San Felipe, La
Popa castle, the tombs, Government
palace. Palace of Inquisition and the
several cathedrals.
Santa Marta and Curacao.
From Cartagena or Puerto Colombia
preferably the former, the traveller
may pursue his journey to NeneEuela
by taking passage on steamer OF tht
lines already mentioned. II the boat
selected calls at the ports Of Santa
Marta, Curacao and Puerto Cabello
the better of course are ones chances
for observations Of peoples and Gus
toms. At the former the traveller sees
phases of banana development whici
has grown to large proportions within
IA few years. Santa Marta itself is al
ancient town of 5000 people.
The Dutch island of Curacao, o.
miles off the mainland of Venezuela
has at times belonged to various ma
tions; 1t is often port of call for larg
steamers. Spanish-American history i
closely interviewer with this island
.Willemstad is the port and capital, ant
the governor of the Dutch West Indie
resides there. A popularity noted b,
the stranger Is the inclination or bend
ing of trees and vegetation toward TN
west, a condition attributed to the con
stant trade winds from the east. A
in many other parts of the tropics. tn
nights nre delightfully."- cool, while tn
heat of midday is tempered by breeze'
Curacao is a port of call for Ven'
zuelan line of steamers plying to Mara
caibo. Maracaibo has 10000 populi
tion, is located on n fine harbor ON IN
northwestern part of Lake Maracnib'
and has an extensive commerce wit
interior regions, whose products reac
the various ports of the lake by se'
eral short railroads, river boats, etc.
From Puerto Cabello (port OF "a
hair) the traveller may leave the shl
and proceed inland by rail to Valencl'
81 miles; thence TO Caracas, l31 mile
from Valencia. Puerto Cabello, u
railway terminus and port, has 2Ooo
population and has the most moder
custofnhouse of the country. IN
placid natural harbor suggested III
nar,e, as so little resistance Is oHere
that ships are proyerblally anchore
by hairs.
Eastward, 90 miles from Puerto "
belIo, lies La Guaira. This port IL on
OF the worlds picturesque h~rbor
with a beautiful background OF mcul