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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... maize - Its use from the earliest times in America ― Separation of the maize - eating from the mandioca- eating indigenes of America - Tortillas - Sugar - making- Enter the forest of the Atlantic slope - Vegetation of the forest - Muddy ...
... maize - Its use from the earliest times in America ― Separation of the maize - eating from the mandioca- eating indigenes of America - Tortillas - Sugar - making- Enter the forest of the Atlantic slope - Vegetation of the forest - Muddy ...
Page 37
... maize is grown . Some orange , banana , and plan- tain trees exhaust the list of the productions of San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all vessels proceeding up and down the river , and by the Ulleros or rubber ...
... maize is grown . Some orange , banana , and plan- tain trees exhaust the list of the productions of San Carlos , which is supported by being a calling place for all vessels proceeding up and down the river , and by the Ulleros or rubber ...
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... maize -Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the maize - eating from the mandioca - eating indigenes of America— Tortillas - Sugar - making - Enter the forest of the Atlantic Slope -Vegetation of the forest - Muddy ...
... maize -Its use from the earliest times in America - Separation of the maize - eating from the mandioca - eating indigenes of America— Tortillas - Sugar - making - Enter the forest of the Atlantic Slope -Vegetation of the forest - Muddy ...
Page 49
... maize and beans . In the centre of the town is a large square or plaza , with a stucco - fronted church occupying one side , and the principal stores and houses ranging around the other three sides . A couple of coco - palms grow in ...
... maize and beans . In the centre of the town is a large square or plaza , with a stucco - fronted church occupying one side , and the principal stores and houses ranging around the other three sides . A couple of coco - palms grow in ...
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... maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the following month , in the usual ...
... maize , which is cultivated entirely on burnt forest land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the following month , in the usual ...
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