Obsidian:
weapons made of.
varieties of.
origin of.
Ocean:
temperature of the.
currents in the.
phosphoresence of the, see Humboldt's Views of Nature.
aerial.
Ochsenberg, mountain of.
Ocumare.
Oil:
obtained from the birds of Caripe.
of the cocoa nut.
of the crocodile, medicinal properties of the.
of the manatee.
of the turtle egg.
sale of.
Omaguas, province of the.
Optical illusion.
Orang-otang, the.
Orange trees:
of America.
of Cuba.
of Spain.
Orchila:
island of.
geology of.
Ordaz, expeditions of.
Orinoco:
course of the.
waters of the.
water levels of.
navigation of.
junctions of the.
celebrated bifurcation of the.
sinuosities of the.
breadth of.
temperature of.
insalubrious winds of the.
connection of, with the Amazon.
source of.
confluence of.
periodical swellings of.
current of.
branches of the.
origin of the name.
ancient name of.
tributary streams of.
accident on the.
aspect of the, from Uruana.
coast scenery of the.
district of the.
great cataracts of the.
islands of the.
mountains of the.
monkeys of the.
vegetation on the banks of the.
Lower, dangerous navigation of.
basin of the.
Upper, course of the.
cataracts of.
mountains of.
valley of.
Orotava:
port of.
town of.
fruits of.
society in.
Ortiz, volcanic strata of.
Otaheite, sugar canes of, first introduced into America.
Otters.
Ottomac Indians:
customs of.
physiological phenomena of.
character and habits of.
Ouavapavi monkey.
Oviedo y Banos, the historiographer:
description of Lake Valencia, by.
Oxen.
Pacimoni river.
Padaviri river.
Palm-trees:
forests of.
groves of.
classification of.
utility of the.
of Cuba.
of the Llanos.
of Piritu.
cordage.
cabbage.
oil.
wine.
Palo de Vaca, see Cow-tree.
Pampas, or steppes:
origin of the term.
extent of.
of Buenos Ayres.
Panama, isthmus of.
Panthers.
Panumana, island of.
Pao:
town of.
river of.
Papaw-trees.
Paper, substitutes for.
Paraguay river.
Pararuma, encampment of Indians at.
Paria:
promontory of.
coast of.
origin of the name.
inhabitants of.
Parians, history of the.
Parima:
district of.
river.
lake of.
traditions of.
Parkinsonia aculeata.
Parnati river.
Parroquets, flocks of.
Pascua, valley of.
Pasto, town of.
Pasturage:
region of.
cultivation of the.
Patagonia:
mountains of.
plains of.
Patagonians, origin of.
Pathology of fevers.
Pays de Vaud, scenery of, compared with Valencia.
Peak:
of Ayadyrma, or Echerdo.
of Calitamini.
of Cocunza.
of Cuptano.
of Duida.
of Guacharo.
of the Silla, see Silla.
of Teneriffe.
ascent of.
scenery of the.
crater of.
temperature of the.
descent from.
structure of.
geology of.
historical notice of.
eruptions of.
vegetation on the.
of Teyde.
Uriana.
Pearls:
early use of, by the Americans.
revenue arising from the sale of.
modes of procuring.
Pearl coast:
situation of the.
fisheries of Cubagua.
rapid diminution of.
of Ceylon.
of Margareta.
of Panama.
oyster, methods of taking the.
destruction of.
Pedro:
Keys.
shoals.
Pennsylvania.
Pericantral.
Peru:
summits of.
nobility of.
government of.
extent of.
population of.
mountains of.
frontiers of.
Petare.
Petrifactions.
Petroleum:
origin of.
springs.
of Maniquarez.
Pheasant, American.
Phenomena:
atmospheric.
of earthquakes.
electric.
geognostic.
geological.
of hailstones.
magnetic.
meteorological.
natural.
physiological.
of vegetable sleep.
Phenomenon:
volcanic, series of.
luminous.
optical.
physical.
Phonolite.
Phosphoresence of the sea.
Physiognomy:
causes of tribal features.
shades of.
Physiology:
of man.
of animals.
Piedra:
rapids of the.
de la Paciencia, a rock in the middle of the Orinoco.
Raton.
del Tigre.
Pigments:
Indian.
general use of.
Pimichin, forests of.
Pine-apples:
of Baruto.
wild.
Pino del Dornajito:
spring of.
Pinos, island of.
Pirijao palm.
Piritu:
islands of.
palm trees of.
Piton:
of Teneriffe
of the Teyde.
Plain:
of Charas.
of Retama.
Plains:
culture and population of.
continuity of.
of the Amazon.
of Caracas.
of Europe.
of Rio de la Plata.
of the Tuy, of Venezuela.
Plane-tree, antiquity of the.
Plants:
phenomena of the sleep of.
experiments on the air from.
distribution of.
migration of.
malaria of.
cordage from.
milk of.
arborescent.
aromatic.
cruciform.
of the island of Teneriffe.
of the islands of Valencia.
medicinal.
of North America.
parasitic.
resinous.
of South America.
succulent.
Plantains.
Plata:
Rio de la.
plains of the.
Poison:
Curare, preparation of the.
effects of, on the system.
Poisons, vegetable, peculiar to the New World.
Polygamy, Indian practice of.
Popa, convent de la.
Population, compared with territory.
of Angostura.
of Brazil.
of Buenos Ayres.
of Caracas.
of Cariaco.
of Chile.
of the colonies.
of Cuba.
of Cumana.
of Grenada.
of Guatimala.
of Guiana.
of Mexico.
native.
of Peru.
of Porto Rico.
of Quito.
of Spanish America.
of the United States.
of Upata.
of Venezuela.
Porpoises:
phosphoresence caused by.
of the river Apure.
Portachuelo, promontory of.
Portages on the rivers.
Portland Rock.
Porto Cabello:
saltworks of.
departure from.
geology of.
Rico, extent of.
population of.
Portuguese:
settlements of.
colonists.
Portus Magnus.
Potato, cultivation of the.
Pottery, early manufacture of.
Potteries, Indian.
Powders, intoxicating, used by the Indians.
Poya, or balls of earth, consumption of.
Prairies.
Priests of Tomo.
Printing-office, of Caracas.
Prognostications by the author of the great earthquake at Caracas.
Prussic acid, discovery of.
Puerto de Arriba.
Pumice-stones.
Punta:
Zamuro.
plantations of.
Araya.
Punzera:
plains of.
wild silk of.
Python, the.
Pyramid of Guacharo.
Quaquas, warlike tribe of.
Quartz, veins of.
Quebrada, or ravines:
de Aguas Calientes.
del Oro.
de Seca.
de Tipe.
Quebranta.
Queries, geological.
Quetepe:
plain and spring of.
view of.
Quince-tree:
fruit of the.
Quindiu:
mountains of.
Quinsay.
Quipos, or knotted cords, use of.
Quirabuena, see Mandavaca.
Quito:
province of.
summits of.
volcanic nature of the kingdom.
earthquakes in.
town of.
state of society in.
civilization of.
sheep of.
extent of.
population of.
political position.
Quittuna, cataract of.
Races:
antiquity of.
differences of.
proportion of.
jealousies of.
disappearance of.
Anglo Saxon.
mixed.
native, affinity of.
native, white.
Rafts:
Indian.
natural, of the Orinoco.
Rain:
scarcity of, in Araya.
frequency of, at Caracas.
periodical seasons of.
electrical.
equatorial.
prognostics of.
tropical.
causes of.
Raleigh, Sir W.:
voyages of.
expeditions of.
Rambleta, plain of.
Ranges, volcanic.
Rapids:
navigation and causes of.
of Atures.
of Piedra.
Raudal:
of Cameji.
of Canucari.
of Cariven.
of Garcita.
of Javariveni.
of Marimara.
of Tobaje.
