APPENDIX A 269 Population of States and districts under the Constitution of 1909 according to the census of 1891 APPENDIX B 274 Imports (by classes)—Imports (by countries)—Exports (by products)—Imports (classes and countries)—Exports (by products and ports) APPENDIX C 281 Population, altitude, mean annual temperature and death rate of principal Venezuelan cities—Heights of principal mountains APPENDIX D 283 Government finance—Revenue—Expenditure APPENDIX E 285 The National Debt of Venezuela—Internal debt—Foreign debt BIBLIOGRAPHY 287 General Works—Geographical—Geological—Botanical and Zoological—Historical—Ethnological—Carácas and the “Centro”—Zulia—The Andes, Falcón, &c.—The “Oriente”—The Llanos—Bolivar City and State—The Territorio Amazonas—Resources, commercial development, communications, &c. INDEX 314 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CATHEDRAL: CARÁCAS _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE PENINSULA OF PARIA FROM TRINIDAD 28 IN THE DELTA 28 PANORAMA OF THE ANDES FROM NORTH OF CARACHE 36 IN THE UPPER TEMPERATE ZONE: THE CHAMA VALLEY 50 CLOUD DRIFTS IN THE ANDES 58 TORBES VALLEY AND THE COLOMBIAN HILLS 58 THE CHAMA VALLEY ABOVE MÉRIDA 68 MOUNTAIN STREAM NEAR CUMANACOA AND CUMANÁ 68 BARQUISIMETO 78 STATUE IN PLAZA BOLIVAR: CARÁCAS 88 THE UNIVERSITY: CARÁCAS 98 THE FEDERAL PALACE: CARÁCAS 108 OVEN: LA RAYA 116 AN ANDINE POSADA: LA RAYA 116 LA GUAIRA HARBOUR 128 PLAZA BOLIVAR: VALENCIA 138 MARACAIBO BAY 148 SAN TIMOTEO: LAKE OF MARACAIBO 148 A STREET IN LA GRITA 158 PUENTE REAL: GORGE OF THE CHAMA 158