The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... Totagalpa- Walls covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine - Geology of the ... Totagalpa -Preparations at Totagalpa for their annual festival- Chicha - drinking - Piety of the Indians - Ancient ...
... Totagalpa- Walls covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine - Geology of the ... Totagalpa -Preparations at Totagalpa for their annual festival- Chicha - drinking - Piety of the Indians - Ancient ...
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Thomas Belt. • CHAPTER XV A Nicaraguan criminal - Geology between Ocotal and Totagalpa- Preparations at Totagalpa for their annual festival - Chicha- drinking - Piety of the Indians - Ancient civilisation of tropical America ...
Thomas Belt. • CHAPTER XV A Nicaraguan criminal - Geology between Ocotal and Totagalpa- Preparations at Totagalpa for their annual festival - Chicha- drinking - Piety of the Indians - Ancient civilisation of tropical America ...
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... Totagalpa , we took the road for Yalaguina . About a mile from the first - named town , the contorted schists cropped up again , and were followed , as before , by beds of soft decomposing trap , and these again by thick beds of quartz ...
... Totagalpa , we took the road for Yalaguina . About a mile from the first - named town , the contorted schists cropped up again , and were followed , as before , by beds of soft decomposing trap , and these again by thick beds of quartz ...
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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