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... town , and com- manding the entrance to the river , are the ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adian- tum ) . The little town consists of a ...
... town , and com- manding the entrance to the river , are the ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards , the crumbling walls now green with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adian- tum ) . The little town consists of a ...
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... town , and elected by the inhabitants of the townships . The boundaries are marked by heaps of stones surmounted by wooden crosses , set up on the roads leading from one town to another . After riding a few more leagues over rocky hills ...
... town , and elected by the inhabitants of the townships . The boundaries are marked by heaps of stones surmounted by wooden crosses , set up on the roads leading from one town to another . After riding a few more leagues over rocky hills ...
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... town , and the rain came down in torrents whilst we were searching for a house to put up at . In answer to our inquiries we were directed to the best house in the town . It was situated at the corner of the plaza , had lofty well ...
... town , and the rain came down in torrents whilst we were searching for a house to put up at . In answer to our inquiries we were directed to the best house in the town . It was situated at the corner of the plaza , had lofty well ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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