The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland part 2 (1912)
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of us till thatmoment. The valley of Caracas, in fact, is simply apocket situated high up among the hilltops, andthe wonder is how Losada, the Spanish knightwho founded the city, ever reached such an inac-cessible place. Indeed, fortunate would it have traveler and scientist, who declared it to be… … STATUE OF GEOKGE WASHINGTON IN CARACAS. in danger of destruction by earthquake, and thefirst fulfilment of his prophecy took place in 1812,when the entire city was reduced to ruins, and12,000 people were killed. Between 1812 and1900, though many slight shocks were experi-enced, only one caused…
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