Travels in Peru and Mexico, Volume 2Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 - Chile |
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... Land off Vera Cruz . - The Norte . - Landing . - Town of Vera Cruz . A Norte on Shore . - Condition of the Town . - Attachment of the Inhabitants to Vera Cruz . — Preparations to depart . - Difficulties in our Way . Commencement of the ...
... Land off Vera Cruz . - The Norte . - Landing . - Town of Vera Cruz . A Norte on Shore . - Condition of the Town . - Attachment of the Inhabitants to Vera Cruz . — Preparations to depart . - Difficulties in our Way . Commencement of the ...
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... gained through them respecting the condition of the tribes which have no intercourse with white men , and of whom I have already had occasion to make a few remarks . I found the land round Puno , rather more cultivated PUNO . 13.
... gained through them respecting the condition of the tribes which have no intercourse with white men , and of whom I have already had occasion to make a few remarks . I found the land round Puno , rather more cultivated PUNO . 13.
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S. S. Hill. I found the land round Puno , rather more cultivated than the condition of the country over which I had ... lands , where the pasturage seemed tolerable . The chief object of culture here is the potato . Rye , oats and barley ...
S. S. Hill. I found the land round Puno , rather more cultivated than the condition of the country over which I had ... lands , where the pasturage seemed tolerable . The chief object of culture here is the potato . Rye , oats and barley ...
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... lands which were more immediately beneath us , received the shadow of the range of mountains over which we were ... land of promise in the midst of a hardly habitable world . It seemed as It seemed as if we were look- ing upon the ...
... lands which were more immediately beneath us , received the shadow of the range of mountains over which we were ... land of promise in the midst of a hardly habitable world . It seemed as It seemed as if we were look- ing upon the ...
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... land here whether from the south or the north , on their way to Lima . The bay is one of the finest on the coast . It is protected on the south - west side by the island of San Lorenzo , which is formed of crested rocks rising in some ...
... land here whether from the south or the north , on their way to Lima . The bay is one of the finest on the coast . It is protected on the south - west side by the island of San Lorenzo , which is formed of crested rocks rising in some ...
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