The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... Matagalpa the last season . The mountain road , though dry , was rocky , with steep ascents , and our mules got very ... Matagalpa , and knew when we got there we should obtain plenty of provisions . About a league before arriving at ...
... Matagalpa the last season . The mountain road , though dry , was rocky , with steep ascents , and our mules got very ... Matagalpa , and knew when we got there we should obtain plenty of provisions . About a league before arriving at ...
Page 179
... Matagalpa , the capital of the province of the same name . The town contains about three thousand inhabitants ; the province , or department , about thirty thousand . Matagalpa is built close to the river , on a rocky surface , with ...
... Matagalpa , the capital of the province of the same name . The town contains about three thousand inhabitants ; the province , or department , about thirty thousand . Matagalpa is built close to the river , on a rocky surface , with ...
Page 227
... Matagalpa . At the river a mill was at work grinding wheat . I went into the shed that covered it and found it to be simple and ingenious . Below the floor was a small horizontal water - wheel driven by the stream striking against the ...
... Matagalpa . At the river a mill was at work grinding wheat . I went into the shed that covered it and found it to be simple and ingenious . Below the floor was a small horizontal water - wheel driven by the stream striking against the ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young