The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... portion of the Peninsula of Yucatan , and may be described as that portion of Guatemala bordering the shores of the Bay of Honduras . Its area is about 13,500 square miles , and its population in 1870 was 24,710 ( 12,603 males and ...
... portion of the Peninsula of Yucatan , and may be described as that portion of Guatemala bordering the shores of the Bay of Honduras . Its area is about 13,500 square miles , and its population in 1870 was 24,710 ( 12,603 males and ...
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... portion of the isthmus which is now known to be , perhaps , the most unprofitable and unhealthy portion of the whole region , and where the settlers , instead of gold , find graves . " In this realm of enchantment , " writes Prescott ...
... portion of the isthmus which is now known to be , perhaps , the most unprofitable and unhealthy portion of the whole region , and where the settlers , instead of gold , find graves . " In this realm of enchantment , " writes Prescott ...
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... portion would be far from the truth in regard to another . Accordingly , it may be best to hinge the greater portion of our general remarks regarding the geography and products , as well as the climate and governments , of South America ...
... portion would be far from the truth in regard to another . Accordingly , it may be best to hinge the greater portion of our general remarks regarding the geography and products , as well as the climate and governments , of South America ...
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