The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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Page 10
... land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within its ...
... land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within its ...
Page 39
... Land of the Eagle . I shall have other occasions , in the course of my narrative , to show how careful a traveller in Central America must be not to accept the explanations of the natives of the names of places and things . The first ...
... Land of the Eagle . I shall have other occasions , in the course of my narrative , to show how careful a traveller in Central America must be not to accept the explanations of the natives of the names of places and things . The first ...
Page 50
... land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they make a bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about three o'clock : our road lay up the river , which we crossed three times ...
... land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they make a bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about three o'clock : our road lay up the river , which we crossed three times ...
Page 53
... land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the following month , in the usual primitive way , just as it was in Mexico before and at the ...
... land . At some parts they had already commenced cutting down trees for fresh clearings ; these would be burnt in April , and the maize sown the following month , in the usual primitive way , just as it was in Mexico before and at the ...
Page 61
... the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in the forest region forms a succession of ranges and steep valleys ( 61 )
... the village , and there commence the lightly tim- bered and grassy plains and savannahs stretching to the Lake of Nicaragua . The surface of the land in the forest region forms a succession of ranges and steep valleys ( 61 )
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