Lines, isothermal.
Lizards.
Llaneros:
characteristics of the.
Llano del Retama.
Llanos:
latitude of the.
basins of the.
arid plains of.
banks of the.
landscape of.
subdivisions of the.
origin of the.
reptiles of the.
electric eels of the.
geological construction of.
hot winds of the.
cattle of the.
proportions of the.
of New Barcelona.
of Caracas.
of Cumana.
del Pao.
of Rio de la Plata.
of Venezuela.
Lobelia.
Lobos, island of.
Lomas of St. Juan.
Lopez de Aguirre.
Los Aparecidos.
Los Budares.
Los Penones.
Los Teques, mountains of.
Los Vueltas.
Maelstrom, doubted existence of the.
Macarao, fruits of.
Macaws.
Machine, electrical, invented by a native.
Maco Indians:
habits of the.
Macusis, tribe of.
Magdalena, river:
course of the.
navigation of.
serpents of the.
Madrid, visit of the author to.
Magellan, straits of.
Maguey, or Aloe:
cord from the fibres of the.
Mahates, town of.
Mahogany:
forests of.
of Cuba.
of Pinos.
Maiquetia, cocoa trees of.
Mairan on zodiacal light.
Maize.
Malaria, supposed causes of.
Malpasso, geology of.
Malpays.
Mammee tree.
Mammon or Consejo:
miraculous image of the Virgin at.
Manimi, mountain of.
Man:
geographical distribution of the races of.
difference of colour in.
physical effects of civilization upon.
different characteristics of.
Manapiari river.
Manco, Inca, flight of.
Mandavaca, mission of.
Mangroves.
Manatee (Manati):
of the river Apure.
of the island of Cuba.
Manitivitanos.
Maniquarez:
inhabitants of.
village of.
potteries of.
petroleum, springs of.
Manoa, expedition to.
Manzanares, the:
bar of the.
banks of the.
Indian custom of bathing in.
Mapara, cataract of.
Maps:
of America.
of Cuba.
Mar Blanco.
Maracay:
inhabitants of.
situation of.
Maracaybo (Maracaibo), port of.
Maravaca, or Sierra Mariguaca.
Marepizanas, tribe of.
Margareta (Margarita), island of.
Marguerita, island of.
Mariara:
peaks of.
geological construction of.
hot springs of.
medicinal waters of.
Marl formations.
Maroa, mission of.
Maryland.
Matacona, river.
Matagorda.
Mataveni, river.
Matanzas.
hamlet of.
origin of the name.
Matuna.
Matunilla.
Mauritia-palm, or sago-tree.
Mauritius, sugar canes, first brought to the.
Mavaca, river.
Maxima of mountain elevation.
Maypures:
climate of.
luxuriant vegetation of.
village of.
cataract of.
inhabitants of.
potteries of.
birds of.
animals of.
language.
Menagerie.
Meat:
consumption of.
Mediterranean Sea:
formation of the.
basins of the.
of the west.
Medusas, or sea-nettles:
phosphoric properties of.
Memnon, statue of, probable cause of the sounds issuing from.
Mendoza.
Mesopotamia.
Mestizoes.
Meta, river:
plains of the.
Meteorology, main problem of.
Meteors:
connection of, with the undulations of the earth.
falling.
fiery, seen at Cumana.
luminous.
Mexico, or New Spain:
connection of, with foreign colonies.
native population of.
state of society in.
nobility of.
wheat of.
government of.
agriculture of.
extent of.
Miasma, experiments on.
Mica-slate, formations of.
Middleberg.
Migration:
of nations.
of insects.
of plants.
difficulties of the theory.
Milk:
distribution of animals yielding.
vegetable.
analysis of.
tree.
Minerals.
Mines:
of alum.
of Aroa.
of Buria.
of Caracas.
of Columbia.
of copper.
of emeralds.
deserted.
of gold.
of Granada.
of Guanaxuato.
of Los Teques.
of Santa Rosa.
of silver.
Mining, geology applied to.
Mirage:
effects of.
phenomena of.
Mission:
of Atures.
of Carichana.
of the Capuchins.
inhabitants of the.
capital of.
government of the.
of Carony.
of Catuaro.
of the Chayma Indians.
of Guanaguana.
of Javita.
of Maroa.
of Pararuma.
of Piritu.
native tribes of the.
of San Antonio.
of San Balthasar, on the Orinoco.
of San Borja, of Santa Cruz.
of Uruana.
Missionary:
life of the.
influence of.
general character of the.
Missions:
first establishment of in America.
etymology of the names.
interpreters of the.
of the Upper Orinoco.
Mississippi:
earthquakes in the valleys of the.
basin of the.
Mochima, gulf of.
Mocundo, sugar plantations of.
Monkeys:
anatomical cause of the cry of.
natural phenomena of.
distance at which the cry may be heard.
rare species of.
legends of.
Capuchin.
of Valencia.
of Vuelta Basilio.
Monks:
of the Cataracts.
Catalonian.
Mompox.
Montana Clara.
canary birds of.
de Paria, strata of.
Monte Verde.
Montserrat.
Moon:
prismatic colours round the.
total eclipse of the.
names for the.
Morro Roxo.
Morros of San Juan.
Mosquitos.
plague of.
various species.
effects of the sting of.
migration of.
voracity of.
sting of.
scourge of.
disappearance of.
of Maypure.
Mountain:
scenery.
chains.
geological constitution of.
chains, transverse.
vegetation.
ridges.
Mountaineers, district of.
Mountains:
origin of.
structure of.
systems of.
maxima of the heights of.
of Andalusia.
of Araya.
of Avila.
basaltic.
of Brazil.
of Buenavista.
calcareous.
conical, peculiarities of.
of Cumana.
of Cariaco.
of Encaramada.
of Guanaja.
of Higuerote.
of Meapera.
of Parime.
of Santa Maria.
of Santa Marta.
of Silla and Cordera.
of Venezuela.
volcanic, shape of.
geology of.
isolated position of.
sinking of, during an earthquake.
of Yumariquin.
Mucuju river.
Mulattoes:
of Araya.
of Guadaloupe.
characteristics of.
Mules, American.
Mummies of Ataruipe.
Mummy-caves of the Guanches.
Music of the Indians.
Mythology.
Myths, ancient.
Naga, peak of.
Nao, lake of.
Naphtha, natural springs of.
Nations:
of the New World, supposed origin of.
causes of the shades of colour in the.
Anthropophragitic.
Indian.
Native:
boatmen.
hordes, distribution of.
Indians, subtlety of.
varied colour of.
manner of living.
characteristics of.
legends of the.
rafts of the.
infanticide encouraged by.
polygamy of the.
population.
white race.
worship, objects of.
Nature:
tranquillity of.
immutable laws of.
Navigation:
new system of.
Indian mode of.
Needle, magnetic, variations in the.
Negress.
Negro population.
Negroes:
sale of.
festivals of.
municipality of.
mortality of.
moral condition of.
emancipation of.
importation of.
Negroes of valley of Tuy.
Negro, Rio, the:
its source.
tributaries of the.
oscillations of.
basin of the.
Neiva, valley of.
Nettles, see Medusas.
Nueva:
Barcelona, see Barcelona.
Valencia, see Valencia.
Neveri, river.
New:
Cadiz.
Grenada, see Grenada.
Spain, see Mexico.
Toledo, see Toledo.
Niger, sands of the.
Night in the woods of America.
Niguator, mountain of.
Nile:
crocodiles of the.
periodical risings of the.
Niopo, or Indian snuff.
Nobility:
of Spanish America.
badge of.
of complexion.
Noon, in the tropics.
Numbers, difficulty of acquiring a knowledge of.
