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Show g Straw Boats Lightest jfraw boats. so light that one man that large one' and so buoys111 freight SmaU ne wln saPPrt a ton of 'C'.1 dlaiT- 1 Used by the Peruvian In-' In-' Un? t nts are constructed of : Cd?ie? of barIe-T stra"-. "ehtlJ Npona Iashed together. They are Ul it l be alm0!:t unslnkable and ! SV elwn v easiIy caPsize, Is Information Ponding to nuirly every motion of the water, they are said to have the disadvantage of making even a seasoned sea-soned sailor seasick, but their safety is counted an Important point in their favor for the waters of Lake Tlticaca, where manv of them are used, are so cold that even a strong swimmer would likely soon perish In their depths. |