The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 149
... road that they have been over only once , and that some years before , where there are numerous branch roads and turnings , they will never make a mistake , even in the dark ; and I have often , at night , when I could not make out the road ...
... road that they have been over only once , and that some years before , where there are numerous branch roads and turnings , they will never make a mistake , even in the dark ; and I have often , at night , when I could not make out the road ...
Page 151
... road until we got two leagues beyond Libertad , when we turned more to the north , taking a path that led over mountain ranges . This road was very rocky and steep ; we were continually ascending or descending , and as it rained all the ...
... road until we got two leagues beyond Libertad , when we turned more to the north , taking a path that led over mountain ranges . This road was very rocky and steep ; we were continually ascending or descending , and as it rained all the ...
Page 187
... road , and we did not discover the mistake until we had travelled a couple of miles . We then arrived at some huts in the pine forest , where we were told that the road to Ocotal was half a mile distant , across a stream and a high ...
... road , and we did not discover the mistake until we had travelled a couple of miles . We then arrived at some huts in the pine forest , where we were told that the road to Ocotal was half a mile distant , across a stream and a high ...
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