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"Yes, mes seen a new adult
Brazil nut tree. The collectin
represented only a small
fraction of the trees, a Brazil
The zoo is said to be almost
second of animals much neg-
lected. Before leaving the
city proper I visited the
fish market at 11 A.M. but
the number was almost closed
at that late hour. Seabass
of several species were seen,
dory fish, skates, smelts,
Spanish mackerel, tuna,
flounders, oles, shelly
crabs, crayfish, dent fish,
squid, pork oysters, clams,
shells & shrimps, clean
displayed for sale. The
National Opera house is one of the
fine buildings of the town.
Everywhere on street
plazas x roads were bronze
statues. One near the Opera house