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Page 141
Looking down the valley it opened out into a wide plain , with here and there
sharp - topped conical hills , such as abound in Central America , where they
appear to have been taken as landmarks by the Indians , as many of the old
roads lead ...
Looking down the valley it opened out into a wide plain , with here and there
sharp - topped conical hills , such as abound in Central America , where they
appear to have been taken as landmarks by the Indians , as many of the old
roads lead ...
Page 187
Benighted on the Road 187 given them some hopes of saving their crops . We
passed a village called Apanás and then struck across the plains , and on the
other side reached low flat - topped ranges covered with small trees and
brushwood ...
Benighted on the Road 187 given them some hopes of saving their crops . We
passed a village called Apanás and then struck across the plains , and on the
other side reached low flat - topped ranges covered with small trees and
brushwood ...
Page 248
Our road again lay over grassy plains and low , lightly - timbered hills , with very
few houses - probably not more than one in a league . The country was now
greener ; they had had showers of rain , and fine grass had sprung up . Passing
as ...
Our road again lay over grassy plains and low , lightly - timbered hills , with very
few houses - probably not more than one in a league . The country was now
greener ; they had had showers of rain , and fine grass had sprung up . Passing
as ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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