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.
Raudals, elevation of, see Cataracts.
Raya, Indians.
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.
