South American Sketches: Or, A Visit to Rio Janeiro, the Organ Mountains, La Plata, and the ParanàLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863 - 414 páginas |
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... brought us to Nogoyà and the neighbour- hood of Gualeguay . Here we spent a fortnight at the estancia of another friend , riding to all parts of the surrounding country and familiarising ourselves with the life and pursuits of the ...
... brought us to Nogoyà and the neighbour- hood of Gualeguay . Here we spent a fortnight at the estancia of another friend , riding to all parts of the surrounding country and familiarising ourselves with the life and pursuits of the ...
Página viii
... brought us into the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres . Much as I regretted the necessary abandonment of my intended journey across the Cordillera , I was partially repaid by witnessing the excitement of the civil war which caused it . The ...
... brought us into the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres . Much as I regretted the necessary abandonment of my intended journey across the Cordillera , I was partially repaid by witnessing the excitement of the civil war which caused it . The ...
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... brought within the reach of a short and easy transit to Europe . The healthy climate and the vigorous life of the country will be strong induce- ments for all who try it to persevere in their efforts : and with the increased ...
... brought within the reach of a short and easy transit to Europe . The healthy climate and the vigorous life of the country will be strong induce- ments for all who try it to persevere in their efforts : and with the increased ...
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... may be derived from the arrival of ships . I was told that sometimes it does not rain at St. Vincent for two or three years together , and such fruits and provisions as are consumed are all brought from St. Antonio or other.
... may be derived from the arrival of ships . I was told that sometimes it does not rain at St. Vincent for two or three years together , and such fruits and provisions as are consumed are all brought from St. Antonio or other.
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... brought from St. Antonio or other islands . The bay is overlooked by a scrap of a fort , which serves to maintain the dignity of the Portuguese , though it is scarcely larger than the flag on the top of it . The authorities must have a ...
... brought from St. Antonio or other islands . The bay is overlooked by a scrap of a fort , which serves to maintain the dignity of the Portuguese , though it is scarcely larger than the flag on the top of it . The authorities must have a ...
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