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UP THE PARANA RIVER TO ROZARIO.


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few yards you strike this Lujan — a stream rising indepen- dently of, but falling into, the Parana.* Here we are

  • Itinerary by South American Pilot (Part I,, taken from Captain

Mouchez) : —


Miles.

52 150

185 218 310


Buenos Aires to Boca del Guazu ..... S. Pedro (First Delta) ....

„ S. Nicolas

„ Rozario ......

„ Parana (Guazii to Parana, 256, Sullivan)

„ La Paz 392

Goya 517

„ Bella Vista 566

„ Corrientes (Guazii to Corrientes, 322, Sullivan) 635 „ Mouth of Paraguay River (18 miles from Cor- rientes) 653

„ Humaita 676

„ Neembucii 702

,, Asuncion (77 metres, 252-3 feet, above sea level) 865

By Captain Page of Waterivitch, 1860 :—

statute miles.

Buenos Aires to M. Garcia . 45

the Guazii 24

S. Pedro 88

S. Nicholas 40

Obligado 10

Rozario 54

San Lorenzo 14^

Mouth of the Carcarana .... 22

Diamante 67

Parana ,36

La Paz 102

Goya 145

Bella Vista 53

Corrientes 87

Cerrito 18

Salto del Apipe, terminus of Parana navigation, 780 miles. To the

Salto de Paraguay, 1070.

Table by Thomas Aylen, Master H.M.S. Ardent, 1861 :—

Buenos Aires to Martin Garcia Boca del Guazii S. Piedro Obli-ado S. Nicholas Las Piedras Rozario S. Lorenzo

Diamante (Second Delta) Parana ....


Miles.

45 14 103 11 40 11 40 23 70 46

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