The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 47
... passed Pital we entered the great forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from ... passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre is obtained , and which gives its ...
... passed Pital we entered the great forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from ... passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre is obtained , and which gives its ...
Page 187
... passed a village called Apanás and then struck across the plains , and on the other side reached low flat - topped ranges covered with small trees and brushwood , amongst which were many clearings well fenced and planted with maize .
... passed a village called Apanás and then struck across the plains , and on the other side reached low flat - topped ranges covered with small trees and brushwood , amongst which were many clearings well fenced and planted with maize .
Page 248
... Passing as we did from a dried - up district into one covered with verdure , feelings were awakened akin to those with which in the ... passed , in Arrival at the Mines 249 which lived families that had 248 The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
... Passing as we did from a dried - up district into one covered with verdure , feelings were awakened akin to those with which in the ... passed , in Arrival at the Mines 249 which lived families that had 248 The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
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