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Page 120
would pass through a band perhaps fifty yards in width , where hundreds were
always in sight , and all travelling one way . I took the direction several times with
a pocket compass , and it was always south - east . Amongst them were a few ...
would pass through a band perhaps fifty yards in width , where hundreds were
always in sight , and all travelling one way . I took the direction several times with
a pocket compass , and it was always south - east . Amongst them were a few ...
Page 141
Some portions of the road were dangerously steep and rocky ; but as fully a
league in distance is saved by taking this by - path , instead of the main road by
way of La Puerta , I generally preferred travelling by it , especially as I often took
rare ...
Some portions of the road were dangerously steep and rocky ; but as fully a
league in distance is saved by taking this by - path , instead of the main road by
way of La Puerta , I generally preferred travelling by it , especially as I often took
rare ...
Page 151
Difficult Travelling 151 was now worse than when I had passed over it a month
before . After reaching the savannahs , we proceeded more rapidly . We followed
the Juigalpa road until we got two leagues beyond Libertad , when we turned ...
Difficult Travelling 151 was now worse than when I had passed over it a month
before . After reaching the savannahs , we proceeded more rapidly . We followed
the Juigalpa road until we got two leagues beyond Libertad , when we turned ...
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