River Commerce
The river is the principal path of transportation for people and produce in the regions, with transport ranging from balsa rafts and dugout canoes to hand built wooden rivercraft and modern steel hulled craft.
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Famous quotes containing the words river and/or commerce:
“but we wish the river had another shore,
some further range of delectable mountains,”
—Robert Lowell (1917–1977)
“Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)