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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PAGE in Nicaragua in 1872 — Water - bearing plants - Insect - trapsThe south -
western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the
mule . . . . 176 CHAPTER XI . Start on journey to Segovia — Rocky mountain ...
PAGE in Nicaragua in 1872 — Water - bearing plants - Insect - trapsThe south -
western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the
mule . . . . 176 CHAPTER XI . Start on journey to Segovia — Rocky mountain ...
Page 15
The Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point , and
then commences a rough mountain mule - track to San José , the capital of Costa
Rica . We paddled on all the afternoon with little change in the river . At eight we ...
The Seripiqui is navigable by canoes for about twenty miles from this point , and
then commences a rough mountain mule - track to San José , the capital of Costa
Rica . We paddled on all the afternoon with little change in the river . At eight we ...
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... Vegetation of the plains - Armadillo — Savannahs — Jicara trees - Jicara
bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breedingReach
Acoyapo - Festa — Cross High Range - Esquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed
statues on ...
... Vegetation of the plains - Armadillo — Savannahs — Jicara trees - Jicara
bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breedingReach
Acoyapo - Festa — Cross High Range - Esquipula — The Rio Mico - Supposed
statues on ...
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Muies were waiting at San Ubaldo for us , and early next morning we set off , with
our luggage on pack mules . We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty
vegetation , and , after passing the cattle hacienda of San José , reached the
plains of ...
Muies were waiting at San Ubaldo for us , and early next morning we set off , with
our luggage on pack mules . We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty
vegetation , and , after passing the cattle hacienda of San José , reached the
plains of ...
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Cattle , horses , and mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at
some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind ,
and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the
breed ...
Cattle , horses , and mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at
some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind ,
and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size , and the
breed ...
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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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