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... foot of which , and a short distance be- yond , was the Lake of Masaya . The descent was al- most perpendicular , in one place by a rough ladder , and then by steps cut in the rock . I was obliged to stop while fifteen or twenty women ...
... foot of which , and a short distance be- yond , was the Lake of Masaya . The descent was al- most perpendicular , in one place by a rough ladder , and then by steps cut in the rock . I was obliged to stop while fifteen or twenty women ...
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... foot of the volcano . Here the grass was high , but the ground was rough and uneven , being covered with decomposed lava . We as- cended on horseback until it became too steep for the horses to carry us , and then dismounted , tied them ...
... foot of the volcano . Here the grass was high , but the ground was rough and uneven , being covered with decomposed lava . We as- cended on horseback until it became too steep for the horses to carry us , and then dismounted , tied them ...
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... foot the traveller will not obtain even the scanty information af- forded in these pages . The alcalde was born near this volcano ; from boyhood had hunted stray cattle on its side , and told me that he knew every foot of the ground ...
... foot the traveller will not obtain even the scanty information af- forded in these pages . The alcalde was born near this volcano ; from boyhood had hunted stray cattle on its side , and told me that he knew every foot of the ground ...
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... foot . I stop- ped to copy the inscription , and while so engaged saw a travelling party approaching , and knowing the jeal ousy of the people , shut my notebook and rode on . The party consisted of two men , with their servants , and a ...
... foot . I stop- ped to copy the inscription , and while so engaged saw a travelling party approaching , and knowing the jeal ousy of the people , shut my notebook and rode on . The party consisted of two men , with their servants , and a ...
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... foot wide and two feet long , and then suspended them over the belts of their machetes like little aprons . nine o'clock we reached the mouth of the river . Here we hoisted sail , and while the wind was fair did very well . The sun was ...
... foot wide and two feet long , and then suspended them over the belts of their machetes like little aprons . nine o'clock we reached the mouth of the river . Here we hoisted sail , and while the wind was fair did very well . The sun was ...
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 2 John L. Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1841 |
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