ARAGUA  , one of the smaller states of See also:

• VENEZUELA

Venezuela under the redivisionof 1904, lying principally within the parallel ranges of the Venezuelan See also:

• CORDILLERA

Cordillera, and comprising some of the most fertile and healthful valleys of the See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

republic . It is bounded E. by the Federal See also:

• DISTRICT

District and See also:

• MATURIN, CHARLES ROBERT (1782-1824)

Maturin, S. by See also:

• GUARICO

Guarico and W. by See also:

• ZAMORA

Zamora and See also:

• CARABOBO

Carabobo . Pop . (1905, est.) 152,364 . Aragua has a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast-See also:

• LINE

line on the Caribbean See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of the Federal District, but has no p6rt of consequence . See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

Cattle, See also:

• SWINE

swine and goats are raised, and the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state produces See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee, See also:

• SUGAR

sugar, cacao, beans, cereals and See also:

• CHEESE (Lat. caseus)

cheese . The See also:

• CLIMATE

climate of the higher valleys is sub tropical, the mean See also:

• ANNUAL

annual temperature ranging from 740 to 8o° F . The See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital, La See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria (pop . 7800), is situated in the fertile Aragua valley, 1558 ft. above See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level and 36 m. See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-west of See also:

• CARACAS

Caracas . Other important towns are Barbacoas (pop . 13,109) On the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the Guarico in a highly fertile region, See also:

• CIUDAD

Ciudad de Cura and Maracay (pop . 7500), 56 m. west-south-west of See also:

• ARAGUAYA, ARAGUAY

ARAGUAYA Caracas near the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• SHORE

shore of See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• VALENCIA
• VALENCIA, or VALENTIA

Valencia .

The last two towns are on the railway between Caracas and Valencia .