The River Pilcomayo: From Its Discharge Into the River Paraguay to Parallel 22 S.; With Map of Reference, Detailed Map in Seven Sheets, Sketch of Routes (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – March 4, 2018

Excerpt from The River Pilcomayo: From Its Discharge Into the River Paraguay to Parallel 22 S.; With Map of Reference, Detailed Map in Seven Sheets, Sketch of RoutesSince nearly two hundred years ago the idea of utilizing the river Pilcomayo for purposes of navigation has engaged the atten tion of the governments of Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, also of private explorers; and several expeditions have attempted to as cend or descend the river along its proper course.It is superfluous to prove the importance of providing the rich regions of the Chaco Central with an easy means of communication and to afford the natural products of the fertile zones of the south eastern part of Bolivia with an outlet by water to the navigable in land rivers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read more