 | François Joseph Pons - 1806 - 310 pages
...of sandy earth, which appears modern. — It is a mass of shells, quartz, and secondary limestone _ Respecting the formation of this sandy earth it is...preference over that raised in every other part of Terra Firma. Connoisseurs pay willingly for the segars of the tobacco of Cumanacoa, double the amount... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 844 pages
...its districts, — on the high land of the mountains, or in the valleys or plains of the interior. The principal establishments of the dependencies of...the south-west of Cumana is the valley of Cumanacoa. In the environs of Cumanacoa are the Indian villages of San Fernando, Arenas, and Aricagua, situate... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 846 pages
...the valleys or plains of the interior. The principal establishments of the dependencies of Cumaria are on the western coast, as Barcelona, Piritu, Clarinas,...the south-west of Cumana is the valley of Cumanacoa. In the environs of Cumanacoa are the Indian villages of San Fernando, Arenas, and Aricagua, situate... | |
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Respecting the formation of this sandy earth it is easy to be deceived; for at thirty toises deep these strata appear to be of pure limestone ; but on examining them attentively, quartz is discovered in the mass, then the limestone base disappears by... 