The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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... rangeEsquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed statues on its banks - Pital —
Cultivation of maize - Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the
maize - eating from the mandiocaeating indigenes of America — Tortillas —
Sugar ...
... rangeEsquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed statues on its banks - Pital —
Cultivation of maize - Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the
maize - eating from the mandiocaeating indigenes of America — Tortillas —
Sugar ...
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Behind the town there are a few small clearings in the forest , where maize is
grown . Some orange , banana , and plantain trees exhaust the list of the
productions of San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all
vessels ...
Behind the town there are a few small clearings in the forest , where maize is
grown . Some orange , banana , and plantain trees exhaust the list of the
productions of San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all
vessels ...
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... pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breedingReach Acoyapo - Festa — Cross High
Range - Esquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed statues on its banks — Pital -
Cultivation of maize - Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the
maize ...
... pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breedingReach Acoyapo - Festa — Cross High
Range - Esquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed statues on its banks — Pital -
Cultivation of maize - Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the
maize ...
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Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
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Most of the latter are cut up to form a fence round the clearing , this at Pital and
Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out deer . In May , the maize
is sown ; the sower makes little holes with a pointed stick , a few feet apart , into.
Most of the latter are cut up to form a fence round the clearing , this at Pital and
Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out deer . In May , the maize
is sown ; the sower makes little holes with a pointed stick , a few feet apart , into.
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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