The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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Page 690
... Santarem . Although containing not more than 2500 inhabitants , it is the most civilized and important settlement on the banks of the main river from Peru to the Atlantic . The pretty little town , or city as it is called , with its ...
... Santarem . Although containing not more than 2500 inhabitants , it is the most civilized and important settlement on the banks of the main river from Peru to the Atlantic . The pretty little town , or city as it is called , with its ...
Page 691
... Santarem , which terminates the prospect to the south , is of the same truncated pyramidal form as the range of hi'ls near Almeyrim . Complete solitude reigns over the whole of this stretch of beautiful country . The inhabitants of Santarem ...
... Santarem , which terminates the prospect to the south , is of the same truncated pyramidal form as the range of hi'ls near Almeyrim . Complete solitude reigns over the whole of this stretch of beautiful country . The inhabitants of Santarem ...
Page 696
... Santarem . The Brazilian settlers on the banks of the Amazons seem to have no taste for explorations by land , and I could find no person willing to accompany me on an excursion further toward the interior . Such a journey would be ...
... Santarem . The Brazilian settlers on the banks of the Amazons seem to have no taste for explorations by land , and I could find no person willing to accompany me on an excursion further toward the interior . Such a journey would be ...
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