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Vegetable Productions-In the Hot Regions-In the Tem- perate Region-In the Cold Region,
Fruit Trees The Sugar Cane-Indigo-Cocoa,
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290
291
292, 293
Alimentary Plants,
ib.
294
Mexico, including New Mexico and the Captain-Generalship of Gua-
timala-General Physical Description-Account of the Inhabitants.
Population enumerated-Its Increase-Obstacles,
The Small-pox-The Mexican Plague-Famines,
Is Working in the Mines pernicious?
Their talent for Painting and Sculpture-Want of Imagina-
Their taste for Flowers-Wild Indians,
Hereditary Castes among the Indians-Conduct of the Caci-
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310
The Quarterons and Quinterons-Prerogatives of the Whites,
Negroes,
316
Condition of Slaves-Languages spoken in Mexico,
Otomite--The Tarask, &c.--Idioms of California,
Huaztec Language-Idioms of Oaxaca, .
The Maya Tongue--Language of Guatimala,
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319
BOOK LXXXV.
THE DESCRIPTION OF AMERICA CONTINUED.
Continuation and Conclusion of the Description of xco-Topo-
graphy of the Provinces and Towns.
New California-Remarkable Places,
Indigenous Tribes-Old California-Physical Description,
Indigenous Tribes--Missions,
New Mexico-Towns-Productions-Mountains,
Interesting Phenomena of Physical Geography,
The Apache Indians-Manner of making War,
The Keres-The Nabajoa, and the Moqui Indians,
Towns and Remarkable Edifices,
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322
323
324
325, 326
327, 328
328,329
Intendency of Sonora-Pimeria--New Navarre, &c.
Cinaloa-Culiacan--New Biscay or the Intendency of Durango,
New Gallicia, or the Intendencies of Zacatecas and Guada- laxara,
Mechoacan, or the Intendencies of Guanaxuato and Val-
ladolid,
333
Indigenous Inhabitants-Towns,
334
The Intendency of Mexico-Natural Curiosities-City of
Mexico,
Civilization-Manners-Floating Gardens-Mechanical
Arts,
Aztec Monuments--Teo--Yaomiqui-Pyramids of the Sun
and Moon,
Different Towns--The Hand-Tree,
The Intendency of Puebla de los Angelos-Pyramid of
340
Cholula--Towns,
341
Towns-English Yucatan-Kingdom of Guatimala—Pro-
RIVERS-The Amazon, or the River of the Amazons-
The Oronoko-Gulph of Triste-Dragon's Mouth,
Cataracts of the Oronoko,
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361
The branch Casiquiare-Lakes without any outlet,
The Andes-General Direction-Chain of the Caraccas,
Little Chain of the Isthmus-Cordilleras of New Grenada,
Passage of the Andes,
Defile of Quindiu-The Quebradas-Cordillera of Quito,
Elevated Plateaus-Appearances of the Higher Summits,
Elevation of the Andes of Quito-Structure and Geologi-
cal Composition,
Volcanoes,
Cordillera of Peru,
Cordillera of Chili-Situation of the Mines-Fossil Re-
mains,
Climates and Temperature-Three Zones-Hot-Zone,
Temperate Zone-Vegetation-Region of the Palm Tree,
Region of the Cinchona-Region of the Grasses and Oaks,
Region of Shrubs-Vegetation of the Paramos-Region of
Alpine plants,
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Region of the Grasses-Cultivated Plants,
376
Animal Kingdom-Animals of the Plains and Marshes,
Animals of the Hills and Mountains--Animals of the Cold
377
Zone,
The Condor,
378
379
BOOK LXXXVII.
Particular Description of Caraccas, New Grenada and Quito.
Different Denominations,
Divisions-Description of Caraccas-Climate-Productions,
Mines-Forests-The Lake of Maracaibo-The Lake of
Valencia,
Cultivation-Cocoa, &c.-Commerce--Principal Towns, 383, 384
The Island of Margarita-Population-Spaniards,
French Colony-Army-Revenue-Description of Spanish
Guiana,
The Betoys and Maypures-The Guiacas-The Guajaribes, The Caribs-Remarks on the Idioms-Figures engraved on the Rocks,
Description of New Grenada,
Climate and Temperatures-Rivers-Temperature,
Mineral Productions-Platinum-Gold-Gold Washing of
Choco,
394, 395
Towns and Plain of Bogota--Cataract of Tequendama, 396, 397
Natural Bridges of Icononzo,
Towns on the Isthmus-Towns on the North or Atlantic
Air Volcanoes-Towns of the Interior,
Province of Choco-Island of Gorgona,
Canal of la Raspadura-Towns of the Kingdom of Quito,
Provinces of the Interior-Volcanoes of Quito,
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400
401, 402
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404
405
Pichincha Cotopaxi,
406
Situation of these Volcanoes--Archipelago of the Gallapa-
gos Islands,
407
Native Tribes of New Grenada-Ancient tribes of Quito,
408
Extent of Peru--Natural Divisions,
Upper Peru-Interior Peru--Agriculture--Roads,
414
415, 416