Reactions, volcanic.
Redoute, M., work of, on Roses.
Reeds.
Region of perpetual snow.
Religion of the Indians.
Republics of Spanish America.
Resins.
Retama, plain of.
Rhododendrons, zone of.
Rialexo de Aboxo.
Rinconada, gold mines of.
Rincon del Diablo, see Devil's Nook.
Rivers:
junctions of.
advantages of.
changes in the courses of.
causes of the swelling of.
source of the five great streams.
of Cuba.
of hot water.
The following rivers are referred to under their respective
alphabetical entries:
Rio Apure, Aguas Calientes, Amazon, Aquio, Areo, Aroa, Atabapo,
Arauca, Beni, Cabullare, Calaburg, Chacaito, Congo, Carony, Esteven,
Essequibo, Guiamo Guayre, Guaurapo, Jagua, Jupura, Juruario,
Manzanares, Matacona, Mataveni, Negro, Neveri, Orinoco, Parima, Plata,
Sinu, Sipapo, Sodomoni, Suapure, Tocuyo, Tomo.
Roca:
de Afuera.
del Infierno.
Rock-manikin.
Rocks:
strata of.
classification of.
geological arrangement of.
incrustations of.
nature of.
subterranean fires in.
caverns of.
varieties of.
worship of.
antediluvian.
auriferous.
of Cabo Blanco.
which compose the island of Teneriffe.
of the plains.
painted (Tepu-mereme).
phonolitic.
pyrogenic.
sculptured.
volcanic.
Rum, manufacture of.
Sabrina:
island of.
origin and destruction of.
Sacrifices, human.
Sago-trees, see Mauritia palm.
Salive Indians.
Salt:
geognostical phenomena of.
substitutes for.
lake of Penon Blanco.
marshes, of Cerro de la Vela.
works of Araya.
revenue yielded to the government by.
of Caracas.
of Porto Cabello.
of San Antonio de Javita.
Salvaje, or wild man of the woods.
San:
Antonio, castle of.
geology of.
Carlos.
Domingo.
coffee plantations of.
sugar plantations of.
Fernando.
Fernando de Apure.
temperature of, trade of.
de Atabapo.
political importance of.
plantations of.
Francisco, Solano.
Josef, island of.
Juan river.
Juan de los Remedios.
Juanillo, ravine of.
Luis de Cura, see Villa Cura.
del Encaramada.
Mateo.
Pedro, valley of.
Sanchorquiz, spring of.
Sandstone:
formations.
varieties of.
of the Llanos.
of the Orinoco.
Sanscrit language.
Santa Barbara.
Santa Cruz:
situation of.
town of.
Humboldt's departure from.
Indian village of.
de Cachipo.
Santa Fe de Bogota:
gulf of.
Santiago:
ruins of.
present name of.
Santos, Don Antonio.
Sarsaparilla (Zarza):
varieties of.
Savages:
countries of.
character of.
state of, in the torrid and temperate zones.
mental inaptitude of.
difference of colour in.
encampment of.
festivals of.
food of.
origin of.
Savannahs:
origin of.
floods in.
extent of.
distribution of.
of Atures.
of Caripe.
of Invernadero del Garzel.
of Lagartero.
of Louisiana.
of Lower Orinoco.
Schonbrunn, conservatories of.
Scylax, travels of.
Sea:
vegetation in the.
phosphorescence of the.
volcanic shocks in the.
temperature of, see Ocean.
Caribbean.
weeds.
distinct banks of.
remarkable specimen of.
shores.
Seasons:
changes in the.
of rain and storm.
Seeds, tide-borne.
Serpents:
summer sleep of.
Serritos.
Sharks.
Shells, petrifactions of.
Ship-building, American.
Shirt-trees.
Shocks:
electric.
dangerous effects of.
transmission of.
theory of.
of the gymnotus.
Shrubs:
mountain.
aromatic.
Siapa, see Idapa.
Sienega of Batabano.
Sierra:
de Cochabamba.
del Guacharo.
Mariare.
de Meapire, cacao plantations of.
Nevada de Santa Maria.
de la Parime.
strata of the.
Silk of the palm-tree.
Silla of Caracas:
ascent of the.
peaks of the.
summit of the.
precipice of.
descent from the.
strata of.
Sipapo, river:
forests of.
mountains of.
Sinu, river.
Skeletons, Indian.
Slates:
strata of.
formations.
Slaves:
elevation of, to farmers and landowners.
manumission of.
importation of.
rights of.
punishment of.
Sabbath of.
of the Canary Islands.
of Cumana.
of Venezuela.
of Victoria.
fugitive, capture of.
Slave dealers:
routes of the.
food.
labour.
price of.
Slave laws:
English.
Spanish.
Slave:
market, at Cumana.
trade.
commercial establishments to facilitate the.
causes which led to the abolition of.
Benzoni, on the.
Spanish.
Slavery, statistics of.
Snakes, antidote to the venom of.
Soap-berry.
Society:
zones of.
three ages of.
effects of earthquakes upon.
Sodomoni river.
Soils, auriferous.
Solano:
expeditions of.
residence of.
Sombrero-palm.
Sounds:
analogy of.
propagation of.
rapid transmission of.
resemblance of.
nocturnal propagation of.
subterranean.
South Sea Islands.
Spain:
journey through.
possessions of, in America.
Spaniards:
first settlement of.
descendants of.
Speier, George von.
Springs:
of Europe and America.
temperature of.
of warm water.
origin of.
of hot water.
of bitumen.
of Caracas.
of Caripe.
of Mariara.
medicinal properties of.
of mineral tar, see Petroleum.
of Mount Imposible.
of Quetepe.
sulphureous.
Stabroek.
Stalactites.
Stars:
constellations of.
radiance of.
falling.
magnitude of.
States, American.
Stone:
of the eye.
butter.
Stones:
Amazon.
locality of.
painted, locality of.
worship of.
St. Juan de la Rambla, malmsey wine of.
St. Michael.
St. Thomas de la Guiana.
Strata:
inclination of.
maxima of.
enumeration of.
parallelism of.
calcareous.
primitive.
of Sierra Parime.
secondary.
tertiary.
transition.
Stylites, sect of.
Styptic, natural.
Suapure river.
Succession, laws of.
Sugar:
manufacture of.
prices of.
preparations from.
refining of.
profits of.
machinery for.
from beet-root.
of Cuba.
of St. Domingo.
of slave colonies.
of Trinidad.
Sugar cane:
plantations of.
cultivation of the.
first introduction of, to America.
geographical distribution of the.
Creole.
Sulphur, beds of.
Sun:
effects of the, on plants.
eclipse of the.
Indian names for the.
worship of the.
temple of the.
Surinam.
Swallows, migration of.
Swine, wild, herds of.
Tacarigua:
lake of.
mountains of.
Tacoronte, valley of.
Tamanac:
nation and language.
historical tradition of the.
Tarragona.
Tayuchuc.
Teguisa.
Temanfaya, volcano of.
Temi river:
navigation of the.
Teneriffe:
peak of.
camels of.
island of.
temperature of.
botanical gardens of.
geognosy of.
fruits and plants of.
aborigines of.
feudal government of.
Termites, ravages of the.
Terra Firma:
old and new routes to.
situation of, in relation to the island of Cuba.
insalubrity of.
seven provinces of.
seasons in.
coast defences of.
Tetas:
de Managua.
de Tolu.
Teyde, peak of.
Theatre of Caracas.
Theocritus, translations from.
Theories:
of earthquakes.
of electricity.
of migration.
Thermometer, use of, in navigation.
Thonschiefer, see Clay-slate.
Thunder, subterranean.
Tibitibies.
Tide-borne fruits.
Tierra del Fuego:
straits of.
islands of.
Tiger, ravine.
Tigers, see Jaguar.
black.
Timber:
luxuriance of.
abundance of.
Titis.
Tivitivas, see Tibitibies.
Tobacco:
origin of the word.
cultivation of, in Cumana and Mexico.
plantations of, in Valencia.
in Guiania.
in Cumanacoa.
in the island of Cuba.
statistics of.
Tobago:
situation of.
Tocuyo river.
