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About five o ' clock , after paddling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where
there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the
little town , which lies along the foot of the steep hill ; hemmed in between it and
the ...
About five o ' clock , after paddling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where
there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the
little town , which lies along the foot of the steep hill ; hemmed in between it and
the ...
Page 32
San Carlos is a small town at the foot of the great lake , where it empties its
waters into the San Juan river , its only outlet to the ocean . On a hill behind the
town , and commanding the entrance to the river , are the ruins of a once strong
fort ...
San Carlos is a small town at the foot of the great lake , where it empties its
waters into the San Juan river , its only outlet to the ocean . On a hill behind the
town , and commanding the entrance to the river , are the ruins of a once strong
fort ...
Page 196
Over each of these there is an alcalde , living in the small central town , and
elected by the inhabitants of the townships . The boundaries are marked by
heaps of stones surmounted by wooden crosses , set up on the roads leading
from one ...
Over each of these there is an alcalde , living in the small central town , and
elected by the inhabitants of the townships . The boundaries are marked by
heaps of stones surmounted by wooden crosses , set up on the roads leading
from one ...
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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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