The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employment in the immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian blood predominates , then Spanish with a slight admixture of the Negro element ...
... mines around , there being no cultivation or any other employment in the immediate neighbourhood . The people are of a mixed descent , in which Indian blood predominates , then Spanish with a slight admixture of the Negro element ...
Page 82
... mines , or by small landslips stopping up our tramways and levels , or floods carrying away our dam or breaking our watercourses ; but after August we considered our troubles on this score at an end for the season . Occasionally the ...
... mines , or by small landslips stopping up our tramways and levels , or floods carrying away our dam or breaking our watercourses ; but after August we considered our troubles on this score at an end for the season . Occasionally the ...
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... mines . After getting some breakfast at a house that seemed to be the hotel of Depilto , we set out to visit a silver - mine named " El Coquimba . " We had to ascend a high range opposite the town , and found riding over the steep bare ...
... mines . After getting some breakfast at a house that seemed to be the hotel of Depilto , we set out to visit a silver - mine named " El Coquimba . " We had to ascend a high range opposite the town , and found riding over the steep bare ...
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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