. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. OAXACA. 139 of Oaxaca, lias acquired some commercial importance since its foundation in 1868. On this coast the best harbour is that of Iluatulco {GuatuJco, Coatoico). where a channel 650 yards wide gives access to a well-sheltered basin from 25 to 50 feet deep. The little fishing station of Crespo», which collects pearl oysters and the purple-yielding murex, stands on the beach within the harbour. At a neighbour- Fig. 58.—Isthmus of Tehtjantepec. Scale 1 : 2,000, ing headland the sea plunges into a cavernous recess, reappearing farther off i
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. OAXACA. 139 of Oaxaca, lias acquired some commercial importance since its foundation in 1868. On this coast the best harbour is that of Iluatulco {GuatuJco, Coatoico). where a channel 650 yards wide gives access to a well-sheltered basin from 25 to 50 feet deep. The little fishing station of Crespo», which collects pearl oysters and the purple-yielding murex, stands on the beach within the harbour. At a neighbour- Fig. 58.—Isthmus of Tehtjantepec. Scale 1 : 2,000, ing headland the sea plunges into a cavernous recess, reappearing farther off in a bitfndero, or jet, about 150 feet above the surface. About one-third of the state is drained b}' the E-ivers Papaloapau and Coatza- coalcos, which belong to the Atlantic basin. On this northern slope the chief place is Ixtlan, which lies in a fertile district of the upper Pajmloapan valley over against the superb Mount San Felipe. Ixllan now also bears the name of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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