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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Inhabitants Mixed Races - Negroes and Indians compared- Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold Mining Company -My House and Garden - Fruits - Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably not indigenous to America : propagated from Shoots do ...
... Inhabitants Mixed Races - Negroes and Indians compared- Women - Establishment of the Chontales Gold Mining Company -My House and Garden - Fruits - Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably not indigenous to America : propagated from Shoots do ...
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... Inhabitants Night Life 150 CHAPTER X. Juigalpa A Nicaraguan Family - Description of the Road from Jui- galpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nica- ragua in 1872 - Water - bearing Plants - Insect - traps - The south ...
... Inhabitants Night Life 150 CHAPTER X. Juigalpa A Nicaraguan Family - Description of the Road from Jui- galpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nica- ragua in 1872 - Water - bearing Plants - Insect - traps - The south ...
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... inhabitants . It is perfectly level like Greytown , surrounded and in- tersected with channels of water , above the level of which it only stands a few feet . The crowded parts of the town are noted for their evil smells and filth , but ...
... inhabitants . It is perfectly level like Greytown , surrounded and in- tersected with channels of water , above the level of which it only stands a few feet . The crowded parts of the town are noted for their evil smells and filth , but ...
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... inhabitants of Central America . Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it , and it still bears its Aztec name of Ulli , from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it Ulleros . It is obtained from ...
... inhabitants of Central America . Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it , and it still bears its Aztec name of Ulli , from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it Ulleros . It is obtained from ...
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... inhabitants ; stories of great cities , golden ornaments , and light - haired people ; it may be useful , therefore , to relate what is known about it . The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa Rica , and joins the San Juan ...
... inhabitants ; stories of great cities , golden ornaments , and light - haired people ; it may be useful , therefore , to relate what is known about it . The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa Rica , and joins the San Juan ...
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