Guatemala: the Land of the Quetzal: A SketchScribner, 1887 - 453 pages |
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... mountain - chains being unknown . To illustrate the uncertain geography of Central Amer- ica , let me give the extent and population as pub- lished by three authorities , ( I. ) Lippincott's Gazetteer , ( II . ) Whittaker's Almanac ...
... mountain - chains being unknown . To illustrate the uncertain geography of Central Amer- ica , let me give the extent and population as pub- lished by three authorities , ( I. ) Lippincott's Gazetteer , ( II . ) Whittaker's Almanac ...
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... mountain - chain has proved to be a confusing ( but not confused ) series of mountain- ridges . Yet it well may prove that the great naturalist was right ; and so far as we now know from maps and personal observation , the vast earth ...
... mountain - chain has proved to be a confusing ( but not confused ) series of mountain- ridges . Yet it well may prove that the great naturalist was right ; and so far as we now know from maps and personal observation , the vast earth ...
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... mountain - ridge , compassing a volcano , and finally descend abruptly to the Pacific . His direction had not changed , but the nature of his path had been wonder- fully transformed . Geologists know well that on one of these lines of ...
... mountain - ridge , compassing a volcano , and finally descend abruptly to the Pacific . His direction had not changed , but the nature of his path had been wonder- fully transformed . Geologists know well that on one of these lines of ...
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... mountain - brook , and the deposits of silver are no doubt as rich as those of Mexico , Nevada , and Potosi . Aguas ... mountainous country has been formed , we have at present at its northern boundary the high plain of Anahuac ...
... mountain - brook , and the deposits of silver are no doubt as rich as those of Mexico , Nevada , and Potosi . Aguas ... mountainous country has been formed , we have at present at its northern boundary the high plain of Anahuac ...
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... mountains , and ages of vegetable growth and decay , forming the richest of soils for agri- cultural purposes . In Guatemala the mean height of the cordillera is about seven thousand , and probably the mean height of this republic is ...
... mountains , and ages of vegetable growth and decay , forming the richest of soils for agri- cultural purposes . In Guatemala the mean height of the cordillera is about seven thousand , and probably the mean height of this republic is ...
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Agua Alta Verapaz Alvarado Amatitlan ancient Antigua Atitlan Attalea cohune bananas banks Barrios Belize Cabracan cacao Cakchiquels called capital Caribs Central America cents Chiquimula Chixoy church coast Coban coffee cohune color Cortez crater cultivated dark earthquake eruption Escuintla exported flowers forest four Frank fruit Fuego Government Guatemala City Guatemaltecan Historia Honduras Hunahpu hundred feet inches Indian Indios inhabitants Jefe José Jutiapa kings ladino Lago de Izabal lake land lava Livingston mahogany Mexico miles morning Motagua mountains mozos mules native Nicaragua night nuts Pacaya Pacific palms plantains plants Plaza Polochic port pounds present Quezaltenango Quiché Quirigua republic Rio Chocon Rio Dulce river road rode ruins San Salvador Santa Santiago seen señora shore side Sololà Spaniards Spanish steamer steep stem stone stream thousand tion Totonicapan town trees tribes Utatlan valley vegetable Verapaz volcanoes Vucub-caquix walls Yucatan Zacapa