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 Forms |
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Page x
... Ubaldo—Ride across the Plains—Vegetation of the Plains—Armadillo
Savannahs—Jicara Trees—Jicara Bowls — Origin of Gourd-shaped Pottery—
Coyotes-—Mule-breeding —Reach Acoyapo–Festa—Cross High Range—
Esquipula—The ...
... Ubaldo—Ride across the Plains—Vegetation of the Plains—Armadillo
Savannahs—Jicara Trees—Jicara Bowls — Origin of Gourd-shaped Pottery—
Coyotes-—Mule-breeding —Reach Acoyapo–Festa—Cross High Range—
Esquipula—The ...
Page xii
Great Range composed of Boulder Clay—Daraily—Lost on the Savannahs —
Jamaily—A Deer-hunter's Family—Totagalpa-Walls covered with Cement and
Whitewashed—Ocotal—The Valley of Depilto—Silver Mine—Geology of the ...
Great Range composed of Boulder Clay—Daraily—Lost on the Savannahs —
Jamaily—A Deer-hunter's Family—Totagalpa-Walls covered with Cement and
Whitewashed—Ocotal—The Valley of Depilto—Silver Mine—Geology of the ...
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... Totagalpa for their Annual Festival—Chica-drinking —Piety of the Indians—
Ancient Civilization of Tropical America —Palacaguina —Hospitality of the
Mestizos—Curious Custom at the Festival at Condego—Cross Range between
Segovia ...
... Totagalpa for their Annual Festival—Chica-drinking —Piety of the Indians—
Ancient Civilization of Tropical America —Palacaguina —Hospitality of the
Mestizos—Curious Custom at the Festival at Condego—Cross Range between
Segovia ...
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... though entirely without drainage it is noted for its healthiness; whilst a little
lower down the coast the town of Maceio, situated about sixty feet above the Sea,
Surrounded by undulating ranges and with a good natural drainage is much
more.
... though entirely without drainage it is noted for its healthiness; whilst a little
lower down the coast the town of Maceio, situated about sixty feet above the Sea,
Surrounded by undulating ranges and with a good natural drainage is much
more.
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ranges and with a good natural drainage is much more unhealthy, fevers being
very prevalent. As at Greytown so at Pernambuco, the trade winds blow with
much regularity, and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the
movements of ...
ranges and with a good natural drainage is much more unhealthy, fevers being
very prevalent. As at Greytown so at Pernambuco, the trade winds blow with
much regularity, and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the
movements of ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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