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San Juan De Porto Rico

the most important city and capital of the island of Porto Rico. It is a valuable seaport and is provided with strong forti. fications. The city proper is on a small island, off the province of Bayamon, and adjacent to the N. coast. Its climate is healthful, and it is one of the most prosperous cities in the West Indies. The superior courts of the island meet in San Juan, and among the important buildings are, the bishop's palace, the Vol 8 SAN JUAN, a province of the Argentine Republic in the W. part; separated from Chile on the W. by the Andes mountains. It is partly mountainous and partly covered by waterless, frequently sandy, plains. Besides the main chain of the Andes, the sub-Andean chain of the Sierra del Tontal, Sierra de la Huerta, 6,600 feet high, and others P-Cyc SAN JUAN DE ULUA old government house, a large cathedral, custom house, the military hospital, a seminary, arsenal and jail. Under American supervision the city has been greatly improved in every respect. The harbor has been provided with facilities for docking large vessels, and the sanitary arrangements of the city have been modernized. Pop. (1920) 70,707.