The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... Central America there never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been ... Central America . Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for which they do not ...
... Central America there never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been ... Central America . Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for which they do not ...
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... Central America declared its independence of Spain in 1823 , and constituted itself a republic , under the name of the United States of Central America . The confederacy , which consisted of Guatemala , San Salvador , Honduras ...
... Central America declared its independence of Spain in 1823 , and constituted itself a republic , under the name of the United States of Central America . The confederacy , which consisted of Guatemala , San Salvador , Honduras ...
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... Central America . That solution is , I believe , to be found in the fact , not taken into consideration by Humboldt , that the great Japanese current , after traversing the eastern coast of Japan , sends one large branch nearly directly ...
... Central America . That solution is , I believe , to be found in the fact , not taken into consideration by Humboldt , that the great Japanese current , after traversing the eastern coast of Japan , sends one large branch nearly directly ...
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young