230 A NATURALIST IN THE GUIANA S 



place, that the following day should be devoted to the 

 construction of some substantial huts. At night we had 

 our first experience of the weather at Ameha. It 

 thundered repeatedly and rained in torrents. Maite told 

 us in the morning that the spirits of the mountain, aware 

 of our arrival, had warned us to go away. 



