Picturesque Paraguay, Sport, Pioneering, Travel e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There is no apology necessary in bringing out a book of this class; for the simple reason that no other work of the kind has so far been published in the English language. The average Briton really knows a great deal more of the heart of Africa than the untrodden wilds of Central South America. Nevertheless, it is a fact that a considerable part of Paraguay is owned by British capitalists, some of whose enormous estates amount to hundreds of square leagues, as yet undeveloped, consisting of magnificent forests or virgin prairie. A British railway company is also extending its operations and constructing new branches connecting with Argentine and Brazilian lines, so that people are now able to travel by rail from Buenos Ayres to Paraguay, and from thence later on to the Atlantic Coast and Rio Janeiro, enjoying in comfort the fine scenery of the overland journey. The beauties of the Iguassu Falls, and the grandeur of the Guayra - the Niagara of South America - are already attracting a number of tourists.