The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 115
... miles dis- tant , and beyond it the Carca and the Artígua rivers must meet , judging from the fall of the country . The course of the Carca is marked by some patches of light green , that look like grass , and are probably clearings ...
... miles dis- tant , and beyond it the Carca and the Artígua rivers must meet , judging from the fall of the country . The course of the Carca is marked by some patches of light green , that look like grass , and are probably clearings ...
Page 158
... miles to the north of the village of Huaco , where much of the maize of the province is grown ; the road then led over many swampy valleys , and our beasts had hard work plunging through the mud . We passed through La Puerta , a ...
... miles to the north of the village of Huaco , where much of the maize of the province is grown ; the road then led over many swampy valleys , and our beasts had hard work plunging through the mud . We passed through La Puerta , a ...
Page 200
... miles below Depilto . Most of them were of the Depilto quartz rock and gneiss , and I saw many in the unstratified gravel near Ocotal fully eight miles from their parent rock . Near Ocotal this unstratified formation is nearly level ...
... miles below Depilto . Most of them were of the Depilto quartz rock and gneiss , and I saw many in the unstratified gravel near Ocotal fully eight miles from their parent rock . Near Ocotal this unstratified formation is nearly level ...
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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