Note 51 — Chapter II
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No one should be deceived by the use of the term Rio as applied in Spanish America. It may mean anything from a mere rill upwards to the largest river. Thus, the Rio Lajas is a running stream for only part of the year. During the dry season it is simply a long, narrow lagoon, of sluggish Lethean water, without current, and the bar at its mouth is dry, cutting off all connection with the lake. The lake along this part of the coast is very shallow, the bottom rock. The engraving shows its appearance in the month of December.