Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... Missions of the Capuchins . - The Laguna Parime . - El Dorado.- Legendary Tales of the Early Voyagers CHAPTER XXVI . The Llanos del Pao , or Eastern Part of the Plains of Venezuela.- Missions of the Caribs . - Last Visit to the Coast of ...
... Missions of the Capuchins . - The Laguna Parime . - El Dorado.- Legendary Tales of the Early Voyagers CHAPTER XXVI . The Llanos del Pao , or Eastern Part of the Plains of Venezuela.- Missions of the Caribs . - Last Visit to the Coast of ...
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... Missions of the Capuchins . - The Laguna Parime . - El Dorado . - Legendary tales of the early voyagers . I SHALL commence this chapter by a description of Spanish Guiana ( Provincia de la Guyana ) , which is a part of the ancient ...
... Missions of the Capuchins . - The Laguna Parime . - El Dorado . - Legendary tales of the early voyagers . I SHALL commence this chapter by a description of Spanish Guiana ( Provincia de la Guyana ) , which is a part of the ancient ...
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... missions , the action of black and strong strata , when strongly heated by the rays of the sun upon the atmosphere , is considered injurious to health . I think the small pools of stagnant water ( lagunas y anegadizos ) , which extend ...
... missions , the action of black and strong strata , when strongly heated by the rays of the sun upon the atmosphere , is considered injurious to health . I think the small pools of stagnant water ( lagunas y anegadizos ) , which extend ...
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... Mission de Abaxo , a negro , hearing the cries of his master , flew to the spot , armed with a long knife ( machete ) , and plunged into the river . He forced the crocodile , by putting out his eyes , to let go his prey and to " NATIVE ...
... Mission de Abaxo , a negro , hearing the cries of his master , flew to the spot , armed with a long knife ( machete ) , and plunged into the river . He forced the crocodile , by putting out his eyes , to let go his prey and to " NATIVE ...
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... missions are those of Miamu , Ca- mamu , and Palmar , situate in a hilly country , which extends towards Tupuquen ... mission of Belem de Tumeremo , and thence the confluence of the Cu- rumu with the Rio Cuyuni , where the Spanish post ...
... missions are those of Miamu , Ca- mamu , and Palmar , situate in a hilly country , which extends towards Tupuquen ... mission of Belem de Tumeremo , and thence the confluence of the Cu- rumu with the Rio Cuyuni , where the Spanish post ...
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