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“...ST. MARTIN
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modem in the world, treats oil from the Lake Maracaibo
district (see page 411). Upwards of 200,000 tons are
dealt with every month. A large bunkering business
is also conducted, and the resulting increase in tonnage
has placed Curasao high, from a statistical point of view,
among the ports of the world. The increased demand
for labour is met by the introduction of large numbers of
inhabitants of Oruba.
In Oruba is the establishment of the “ Lago ” company,
where oil is transferred from the shallow draft vessels
able to cross the two bars at the entrance of Lake
Maracaibo into ocean-going tankers.
Caracas Bay, a former quarantine station with an
ancient Spanish fort and a delightful beach for bathing,
repays a visit. So too does the Ostrich Farm, where
feathers are obtainable. The ostriches appear to
flourish in the tropical climate.
ST. MARTIN
The joint-ou/ned Island
St. Martin, which lies between Anguilla and St. Bar-
tholomew, is partly French and partly Dutch. Twenty
square...”
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