is six fathoms, and large ships can anchor close to the shore. 3. Livingston, on the left bank of the Rio Dulce, near the mouth. It lies in north latitude 15° 48' and longitude 88° 46' west of Greenwich. This port was established in 1878, when the custom-house of Izabal was removed to it.
The main ports on the Pacific coast are: San José, at the mouth of the Rio Michatoya, in the department of Escuintla, in north latitude 13° 56' and longitude 90° 42'
west of Greenwich; and Champerico, in the department of Suchitepéquez, which lies in north latitude 14° 17' and longitude 91° 57' west of Greenwich. There are a few minor ports, such as San Gerónimo, Tecojate, and San Luis, in the department of Escuintla, and Los Esclavos, in the department of Santa Rosa.
Political Divisions.—The following table, from Foledo, exhibits the twenty departments into which the Republic of Guatemala is divided, their estimated areas, their respective capitals, their population, and the population of
