Ajuntas.
Alcaldes, or Indian magistrates.
Alegranza, island of.
Algodonal:
crocodiles of.
Aloe, see Maguey.
Alligators.
Almond-trees.
Alphabet, application of the, in Indian languages.
Alta Vista:
plain of.
natural ice-house of.
Gracia.
Alum:
European.
mines.
Amalivaca.
Amasonia, arborea.
Amazon river:
falls of the.
valley of the.
navigation of.
tributary streams of.
bridges over the.
course of the.
basin of the.
plains of the.
stones.
locality of.
Amazons, traditions of the.
Amygdaloide.
America:
discovery of.
rapidity of vegetation in.
Savannahs of.
geological structure of.
early colonists of.
traditons of.
ancient name of.
supposed identity of, with Asia.
east of the Andes.
English.
population of.
Portuguese.
population of.
South.
plants of.
forests of.
missions of.
natives of.
waters of.
pampas of.
geography of.
geognostic description of.
configuration of.
mountains of.
extent of.
plains of Ibib, boundaries of.
America, Spanish:
inhabitants of.
civil wars of.
state of society in.
productions of.
boundaries of.
frontier posts of.
population of.
extent of.
republics of.
commerce of.
agriculture of.
political position of.
Amerigo, Vespucci.
Andalusia, New:
coasts of.
mountains of.
capital of.
inhabitants of.
earthquakes in.
extent of.
Andes:
ascent of the.
branches of the.
structure of.
elevation of.
etymology of the name.
importance of the.
of Chili.
Angostura:
commerce of.
geology of.
bark.
Anil, see Indigo.
Animals:
effects of heat and cold upon.
organization of.
contemplations on the nature of.
hemispherical distribution of.
geography of.
domestic.
wild, herds of.
Animals, painted representations of, by native Indians.
Anthropophagy.
Antidotes, to poisons.
Antiles, the.
Antimano.
Ants:
of the torrid zone.
use of by the natives as food.
Apes, different species of.
Apparatus, electrical.
Apples, American.
Apure river:
voyage on the.
channel of.
navigation of.
junction of, with the Orinoco.
fetid waters of.
rise of the.
Apurito, island of.
Aquio, river.
Aradores.
Aragua:
cotton plantations of.
boundaries of.
forests of.
plains of.
indigo grounds of.
cacao plantations of.
geology of.
vultures of.
Araguatos.
Araya:
salt works of.
Peninsula of.
castle of.
pearls of.
inhabitants of.
scarcity of rain in.
geology of.
Archipelago:
of St. Bernard.
of Chonos.
of Rosario.
Arenas.
Areverians, tribe of.
Areo, river.
Aroa:
copper mines of.
river of.
Arowaks, tribe of the.
Arrua, the.
Artabrum, promontory of.
Arvi, the.
Asia, steppes of.
Asphaltum, lake of.
Assuay, mountains of.
Astorga.
Astronomy, study of.
Atabapo, the:
pure waters of the.
banks of the.
Ataripe, cavern of.
Atlantic:
temperature of the.
currents in the.
phenomena, in the.
Atlantis.
Atmosphere:
rapid changes in the.
serenity of the.
greatest heat of the.
observations on the.
Atmospheric transparency, effects of, on mental and vegetable
properties.
Atrato.
Aturajos, country of the.
Atures:
rapids of.
mission of.
prevalence of fevers at.
vegetation of.
church of.
tribes of.
language of.
Arauca, river:
birds of the.
Avila, mountain of.
Azores:
new island of the.
sea around the.
Balsam-trees, groves of.
Bamboos:
furniture made from.
region of.
Banana-tree.
Bandits of the plains.
Baracoa, commerce of.
Baragnan, passage of.
Barba de Tigre.
Barbarian, origin of the term.
Barbarism, regions in which it most prevails.
Barbula, cotton plantations of.
Barcelona, New:
native population of.
languages of.
port of.
fort of.
earthquakes at.
plains of.
town of.
Barigon, limestones of the.
Bark:
medicinal.
trees.
Barometer:
variations of, previous to earthquakes.
horary variations of.
Barquisimeto.
Baru:
peninsula of.
island of.
Basalt.
Batabano:
route to.
gulf of.
rocks of.
Batavia, sugar cane of.
Bathing, methods of, practised by the Indians.
Bats.
Baudin, Captain:
expedition of to the South Seas.
ascent of peak of Teneriffe, by.
Baxo de la Cotua.
Bears.
Beauty, national ideas of.
Bees:
peculiar to the New World.
European importation of.
Beet-root sugar.
Benedictus Alexander, physiological phenomenon related by.
Beni, river.
Benzoni Girolamo:
voyage of.
Berbice.
Bergantin:
excursion to.
sandstone of the.
Bermuda, islands of.
Berrio, Antonio de:
expedition of.
Bertholletia excelsa, or Brazil nut tree.
Bird island.
Birds of South America:
domestic.
migrations of.
fishing.
granivorous.
nocturnal, see Guacharo.
Bishop's lake.
Bitumen springs.
Blow-tubes of the Indians.
Boats of Cumana.
Bobadilla Francisco, mission founded by.
Boca de Arichuna:
Chica.
del Drago.
Grande of Carthagena.
de la Tortuga.
Bochica, or Indacanzas, priests of.
Body-painting:
practice of.
methods of.
Bohemia, mountains of.
Bombax.
Bonpland, M.:
intrepidity of.
tree dedicated to (Bonplandia trifoliata).
Boracha, island of.
Borachita, island of.
Botany:
descriptive.
of the Canary islands.
of the Coral islands.
Bougainville, dissemination of the sugar cane by.
Bovadillo, expedition of.
Branco river.
Brazil:
boundaries of.
extent of.
population of.
mountains of.
frontiers of.
gold of.
Brazil-nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa):
nut, harvest of.
Bread-fruit.
Breschet, M.
Bridges:
over the Amazon.
of Lianas.
Brigantine:
situation of the.
conjunction of, with the Cocolla.
descent of the.
Bruyere, description of slaves by.
Brownea, or mountain roses.
Buen Pastor, mineral springs of.
Buenos Ayres:
exports of.
extent of.
population of.
situation of.
pampas of.
Burro, isle of.
Butterflies, American.
Butter:
tree.
from birds.
from palm-fruit.
from the tortoise egg.
Cabo Blanco:
summit of.
climate of.
Cabrera, promontory of.
Cabruta, town of.
Cabullure, river.
Cacao:
port of.
export of.
adulteration of.
harvest of.
of Cumana.
trees, propagation of.
plants having the same properties.
of Barcelona.
wild.
plantations.
Cactus:
American.
forests of.
varieties of.
plantations of.
Calabozo:
departure from.
plains of.
Calabury river.
Caldera, of Peak of Teneriffe.
Caledonia, New.
Camels:
first introduction of, in America.
of Forteventura.
of Teneriffe.
Campeachy.
Campoma, lake of.
Canada:
basin of.
lakes of.
Cananivacari, rapids of.
Canaries of Orotava:
of Montana Clara.
Canary Islands:
birds of the.
ancient historical notices of.
geology of the.
fruits and plants of.
aborigines of.
inhabitants of.
government of the.
hot springs of.
Cannibal:
origin of the term.
chief.
tribes.
Cannibalism:
tribes most addicted to.
in Egypt.
Cano de la Tigre.
Canoes:
Indian.
modes of conveying them overland.
of Norfolk Island.
Caparro monkey.
Capanaparo, lake of.
Cape:
Araya, salt-pits of.
Baco.
Barima.
De la Brea.
Cirial.
Codera.
Finistere.
Guaratarito.
Macanao.
Matahambre.
Negril.
Portland.
Manas.
Sotto.
St. Vincent.
Three Points.
Vela.
