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 39
... natives of the names of places and things . The first people who ascended the Rio Frio were attacked by the Indians , who killed several with their arrows . Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence for a ...
... natives of the names of places and things . The first people who ascended the Rio Frio were attacked by the Indians , who killed several with their arrows . Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence for a ...
Page 47
... natives , who also cultivate other species of jicara , with round fruit , as large as a man's head , from which the larger drinking - bowls are made . In the smaller jicaras chocolate is always made and served in Central America , and ...
... natives , who also cultivate other species of jicara , with round fruit , as large as a man's head , from which the larger drinking - bowls are made . In the smaller jicaras chocolate is always made and served in Central America , and ...
Page 48
... natives gather cotton to stuff pillows , & c . About one o'clock we reached rather a large river , and after crossing it came in sight of the town of Acoyapo , one of the principal towns of the province of Chontales . We stayed and had ...
... natives gather cotton to stuff pillows , & c . About one o'clock we reached rather a large river , and after crossing it came in sight of the town of Acoyapo , one of the principal towns of the province of Chontales . We stayed and had ...
Page 54
... natives . A second crop is often sown in December . Maize is very prolific , bearing a hundredfold , and ripening in April . From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the inhabitants of the western side of ...
... natives . A second crop is often sown in December . Maize is very prolific , bearing a hundredfold , and ripening in April . From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the inhabitants of the western side of ...
Page 55
... native Indian tribes all cultivated maize as their staple food ; and throughout Yucatan , Mexico , and all the western side of Central America , and through Peru to Chili , it was , and still is , the main sustenance of the Indians ...
... native Indian tribes all cultivated maize as their staple food ; and throughout Yucatan , Mexico , and all the western side of Central America , and through Peru to Chili , it was , and still is , the main sustenance of the Indians ...
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