THE STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA1858 |
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Pàgina xiii
... feet ; and between the second and third the plain of Comayagua , with its dependent valleys , having a maximum altitude of but little more than two thousand feet . Un- der this view , and in all general respects , Berghaus's Map of ...
... feet ; and between the second and third the plain of Comayagua , with its dependent valleys , having a maximum altitude of but little more than two thousand feet . Un- der this view , and in all general respects , Berghaus's Map of ...
Pàgina 37
... feet elevation , for four days , from April 28 to May 4 , 1853 , inclusive : Maximum Minimum Mean average . 85 ... feet above the sea level , from January 3d , 1855 , to the 14th of the same month , the average mean at sunrise was 61 ° 5 ...
... feet elevation , for four days , from April 28 to May 4 , 1853 , inclusive : Maximum Minimum Mean average . 85 ... feet above the sea level , from January 3d , 1855 , to the 14th of the same month , the average mean at sunrise was 61 ° 5 ...
Pàgina 69
... feet of this great mount- ain barrier , and that the subordinate coast - range had been subsequently thrust up by volcanic forces . In San Salvador this conjecture seems to be wholly veri- fied ; for the high ridge , averaging some two ...
... feet of this great mount- ain barrier , and that the subordinate coast - range had been subsequently thrust up by volcanic forces . In San Salvador this conjecture seems to be wholly veri- fied ; for the high ridge , averaging some two ...
Pàgina 71
... feet , it is called the Mountains of Omoa . Along its northern base flows the Rio Motagua , rising near the city of Guate- mala , and falling into the Bay of Honduras ; and at its feet , on the south , flows the Rio Chamelicon , which ...
... feet , it is called the Mountains of Omoa . Along its northern base flows the Rio Motagua , rising near the city of Guate- mala , and falling into the Bay of Honduras ; and at its feet , on the south , flows the Rio Chamelicon , which ...
Pàgina 77
... feet , but the mule - roads only cross the grand dividing ridge at its lowest passes . These have an average elevation of 3800 feet . Proceeding upon this basis and upon other observations , I think that the average elevation of the ...
... feet , but the mule - roads only cross the grand dividing ridge at its lowest passes . These have an average elevation of 3800 feet . Proceeding upon this basis and upon other observations , I think that the average elevation of the ...
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The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
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aboriginal abundant Amapala ancient Atlantic Bay of Fonseca Bay of Honduras beautiful Belize Britain British called canal Cape Gracias Caribs Central America chiefly Choluteca climate coast cochineal Colonel Childs Comayagua commerce considerable Cordilleras Cortez Costa Rica distance district elevated English established exported favorable feet flows forests gold Guanaja Guatemala Gulf harbor hills Humuya hundred Indians inhabitants interior island Isthmus Jamaica Lacandones Lagoon lake Lake Nicaragua land leagues Lempa less mahogany ment Mexico miles mines Mosquito Shore mountains mouth Nahuatl nearly Nicaragua ocean Olancho Omoa Pacific Panama Peten population port principal Punta rain Rio Lajas River road Roatan route San José San Juan San Salvador savannas Segovia Sensenti silver Sonsonate Spain Spaniards Spanish streams summit Tegucigalpa Tehuantepec territory tion town treaty trees Truxillo Ulua valley vessels volcano winds wood Yucatan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 616 - Britannic Majesty shall cause to be demolished all the fortifications which His subjects shall have erected in the Bay of Honduras, and other places of the Territory of Spain in that part of the world...
Pàgina 759 - The present additional article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Treaty signed this day. it shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto their seals.
Pàgina 414 - The whole legislative power is vested by the Constitution in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each State, chosen by the State Legislatures for six years.
Pàgina 580 - ... since all the Lands in question being indisputably acknowledged to belong of right to the Crown of Spain, no Settlements of that kind, or the Population which would follow, could be allowed.
Pàgina 626 - ... occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Pàgina 198 - ... hour of midnight, makes it wear more the appearance of some theatrical exhibition than what it really is, the pursuit of industry which has fallen to the lot of the Honduras woodcutter. " About the end of May the periodical rains again commence. The torrents of water discharged from the clouds are so great as to render the roads impassable in the course of a few hours, when all tracking ceases ; the cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, gear, and tools, &c., are housed.
Pàgina 468 - They shall not be disturbed, molested, or annoyed in any manner on account of their religious belief, nor in the proper exercise of their religion...