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Page 42
Much of the land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people
are indolent , and content if they make a bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about
three o ' clock : our road lay up the river , which we crossed three times .
Excepting ...
Much of the land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people
are indolent , and content if they make a bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about
three o ' clock : our road lay up the river , which we crossed three times .
Excepting ...
Page 137
Centipedes , wood - lice , and all kinds of creeping things come out of cracks and
crevices ; even the pools are alive with water - beetles that have been hiding in
the ooze all day , excepting when they come up with a dash to the surface for a ...
Centipedes , wood - lice , and all kinds of creeping things come out of cracks and
crevices ; even the pools are alive with water - beetles that have been hiding in
the ooze all day , excepting when they come up with a dash to the surface for a ...
Page 160
They are of a shining dark colour , and are quite without hair , excepting a little on
the face and on the tip of the tail . Both in Peru and Mexico this variety was found
by the Spanish conquerors . It would be interesting to have these dogs ...
They are of a shining dark colour , and are quite without hair , excepting a little on
the face and on the tip of the tail . Both in Peru and Mexico this variety was found
by the Spanish conquerors . It would be interesting to have these dogs ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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