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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... River , at the mouth of which , on the Atlantic coast , is Greytown , or San Juan del Norte , or de Nicaragua . At one time , in the palmy days of the Empire of the Indies , the Spanish war ships used to regularly sail up the river ...
... River , at the mouth of which , on the Atlantic coast , is Greytown , or San Juan del Norte , or de Nicaragua . At one time , in the palmy days of the Empire of the Indies , the Spanish war ships used to regularly sail up the river ...
Page 43
... river . In other places the beautiful sillico , oil , or hone palm , hangs over the river for miles , making a delightful arcade under their graceful branches beneath which to paddle when the sun is scorching on the open river . As we ...
... river . In other places the beautiful sillico , oil , or hone palm , hangs over the river for miles , making a delightful arcade under their graceful branches beneath which to paddle when the sun is scorching on the open river . As we ...
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... river is in flood steamers can ascend the rapids and sail far into Rio Grande . These are the main streams of the Argentine Republic and other " States of the River Plate . " But it must be remembered that each of these rivers has ...
... river is in flood steamers can ascend the rapids and sail far into Rio Grande . These are the main streams of the Argentine Republic and other " States of the River Plate . " But it must be remembered that each of these rivers has ...
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