Note XXXII-19 — Chapter XXXII · INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS. 1800-1887.
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Said to be as good as that of Soconusco; but the country is generally too high and cold for cacao culture; nor is the climate favorable for cochineal, cotton, or grape, owing to excessive rains. Molina, Bosq. Costa R., 30-1; Astaburuaga, Cent. Am., 37. Spec. laws have been passed for the promotion of cacao and indigo culture. Costa R., Col. Ley., xi. 299-301; xii. 216-17; Id., Col. Ley., 1866, 161-2; Id., xix. 184-6.