Cartage

Act of carrying in a cart; as, the cartage of goods. Charges incurred for the same; as, to pay carlage. Cart a gena. See CARTHAGENA. Cartago, or CARTHAGO, an inland town of New Granada, prov. Popayan, on the Vieja, 165 m. N.N.E. of Popayan; Lat. 4° 45′ N.; Lon. 96° 8' W. It has a good trade in cattle, charqui, fruits, cocoa, and tobacco. Estimated pop . 3,000. Carta'go, a town, mountain, river, and bay of Central America, in Costa Rica. In 1841, the town, formerly the capital, was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake. The mountain, once volcanic, attains a height of 11,500 feet. The river falls into the Gulf of Nicoza, 50 m. from Cartago. The bay, a large lagoon, communicates with the Caribbean Sea.