------------------------+---------------------------------+------------ Range. | Peak. | Height, in | | Feet. ------------------------+---------------------------------+------------ Sierra Nevada of Mérida | La Columna | 16,523 | La Concha | 16,087 | La Corona | 15,609 | El Leon | 15,490 | El Toro | 15,490 Cordillera of the Andes | El Salado | 13,949 (outer range) | Los Conejos | 13,761 Cordillera of the Coast | Naiguatá | 9,124 | Silla de Carácas (eastern peak) | 8,702 Interior Range | Turumiquiri | 6,761 ------------------------+---------------------------------+------------ APPENDIX D GOVERNMENT FINANCE, 1908-9 (From the _Anuario Estadístico_, 1908) REVENUE 1908-9. £ £ Taxes on foreign trade:— Import duties 1,152,105 Export duty (live cattle) 3,371 Sundry port dues 20,204 Storage and warehousing 655 Consular fees 2,118 Other minor imposts 1,310 1,179,763 --------- Internal taxation payable throughout the Federation:— Sale of stamps[13] 109,048 Stamped paper 5,134 Tax on mining properties 4,895 Tax on alcohol and tobacco 112,767 Tax on cigarettes, &c. 85,833 Tax on matches 10,335 Trademark and patent dues 160 328,172 --------- Taxes payable in the Federal district and territories:— 12% duty in territories 220,501 Public registry of property 3,097 Direct and local taxes in territories 876 224,474 --------- Public services:— Telegraphs and cables 10,566 Other Government enterprises 2,314 12,880 --------- Revenue from national estate:— National lands 632 Salt-pans 202,744 Pearl fisheries 494 203,870 ---------