—No muchas; pero la maquinaria procede en general de los Estados Unidos.
Chapter Footnotes:
[1] Note that waterfalls (waterpower) are popularly called hulla blanca (white coal) when referred to as substitutes for coal in the production of energy.
[2] trabajos de largo aliento, works requiring a long time for their completion. VARIANT: De mucho aliento.
[3] han dejado ya de ser, have ceased to be. VARIANT: No son ya.
[4] tengo profunda fe, I have great faith. VARIANTS: Estoy seguro (or plenamente seguro); tengo entera confianza en; espero mucho de.
[5] susceptibles de, susceptible of, capable of. VARIANT: Capaz de.
[6] llega a veces a, makes it necessary sometimes.
[7] lo que no obsta para..., a fact which does not prevent (Buenos Aires) from being....
[8] no es raro ver ... e.... VARIANT: No es raro ver ... ni....