65. Where is the island Trinidad? 66. What is its latitude and longitude? 67. What islands in the Pacific ocean are near the Equator? 68. What is their longitude? 69. What islands lie east from the Caribbean sea?
70. What is the situation of the Island Chiloe? 71. Juan Fernandez, or Robinson Crusoe’s island? 72. What islands are east from Terra del Fuego? 73. What is the latitude and longitude of the islands Felix and Ambrose? 74. Where is Sandwich Land?
75. In what country is Cayenne? 76. Carracas? 77. Popayan? 78. La Paz? 79. Valparaiso? 80. Lima? 81. Assumption? 82. At the mouth of what river is Buenos Ayres? 83. What is the latitude of Quito? 84. What volcanic mountains are in its vicinity? 85. What town in Bolivia is on the coast? 86. In what portion of Brazil is Paraibo? 87. Rio Janeiro? 88. What river flows into the Atlantic ocean, half way between Caite and Seara?
89. In what zone are the United Provinces, Chili, and Patagonia? 90. In what zone does the larger portion of South America lie? 91. Potosi is celebrated for its silver mines; where is it? 92. Which is more northwardly, Paraguay or Banda Oriental? 93. Peru or Chili? 94. Colombia or Bolivia? 95. What would be the course of a ship in sailing from the Galapago islands to the mouth of the Amazon river?
South America is an exceedingly rich and fertile country, producing in abundance gold and silver, and the necessaries and luxuries of life.
The most prominent feature of this country is the range of mountains which extends through the western part from north to south. The region to the west from this range is an immense plateau, elevated twelve thousand feet above the level of the sea; owing to this elevation, this tract enjoys a cool and healthy climate. To the east from these mountains is an extensive marshy and sandy plain, intersected by immense rivers.
The Andes mountains are most interesting on account of the inexhaustible treasures which they contain. One mountain alone has more than three hundred openings from which silver is obtained.
Colombia is a republic, with a government similar to that of the United States. The face of the country is greatly diversified with mountains, valleys, and immense plains. The climate of the plains and coast is unhealthy; that of the more elevated parts, salubrious. Cotton, grain, coffee, tobacco, gold, silver, and tropical fruits are produced.
Guiana is a level and fertile country, with an unhealthful climate. The productions are sugar, cocoa, coffee, indigo, &c.
Peru possesses a mild and healthy climate and fertile soil, except along the sea coast, where it is level, barren, and unhealthy. The east part consists of immense plains, called pampas, covered with grass. These pampas resemble the prairies of the United States. The productions are gold, silver, sugar, grain, and Jesuit or Peruvian bark, celebrated for its medicinal qualities.