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... continued our voyage up the river , and passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another large stream running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the ...
... continued our voyage up the river , and passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another large stream running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the ...
Page 220
... continued to ascend for a mile further , and then reached the top of the range , which was bare of trees and covered with sedgy grass . Heavy rain came on , with tremendous gusts of wind , and as the path lay along the very crest of the ...
... continued to ascend for a mile further , and then reached the top of the range , which was bare of trees and covered with sedgy grass . Heavy rain came on , with tremendous gusts of wind , and as the path lay along the very crest of the ...
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... continued and intensified by the con- densation of vapour in their vortex forming a vacuum , we find it negatived by the fact that in the smaller whirlwinds the air is dry , and there is consequently no condensation of vapour ; yet , in ...
... continued and intensified by the con- densation of vapour in their vortex forming a vacuum , we find it negatived by the fact that in the smaller whirlwinds the air is dry , and there is consequently no condensation of vapour ; yet , in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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