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... called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals , and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they ...
... called " Guatuses " because they had red hair . It is very common to find the Indian tribes of America called after wild animals , and my own opinion is that the origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they ...
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... called at this stage " chilote , " from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to ...
... called at this stage " chilote , " from the Aztec xilotl ; and the ancient Mexicans in their eighth month , which began on the 16th July , made a great festival , called the feast of Xilonen . The poor Indians now have often reason to ...
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... called Peña Blanca , meaning the white peak . It is visible from some points on the savannahs . During the summer months it is , on the northern side , covered with the flowers of a caulescent orchid ( Ornithorhynchos ) that has not ...
... called Peña Blanca , meaning the white peak . It is visible from some points on the savannahs . During the summer months it is , on the northern side , covered with the flowers of a caulescent orchid ( Ornithorhynchos ) that has not ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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