CONTENTS. xiii 



of the Amazonian Valley. — First Waters of the Great Kiver. — Andean 

 Eoad. — Keception at Papallacta. — Indian Bnrial. — Arrangements for 

 our March to the Napo ..... Page 252 



CIIAPTEK XIX. 



BKNEATII THE FOREST. 



Leave Papallacta. — Wretched Trail. — Torrents and Land-slides. — Our 

 Camp. — Baeza. — Fording the Hondacln. — Separated from our Train. — 

 Arehidona and Archidonians. — Photographing Indians. — A New 

 Train. — Tropical Forest. — Scarcity of Animals. — Sight of the Kio 

 Napo ........ 267 



CHAPTER XX. 



CANOE-VOYAGE DOWN THE RIO NATO. 



Napo Valley. — An Island-liome.— Bees. — Indian Tribes. — Theii- Lan- 

 guage. — Down the Eiver. — Shooting Eapids. — Santa Eosa. — An Indif- 

 ferent Crew. — Coco Village. — Our " Zdparo." — Last View of the 

 Andes. — Birds upon the Napo. — Toucans. — Hummers. — Turtles' 

 Eggs. — Sancudos. — Camp upon a Playa. — Our Indians. — Trojiical 

 Vegetation. — View of the Maraiion .... 278 



CHAPTER XXI. 



THE UPPER AMAZONS. 



The Eiver. — Origin of its Name. — Pebas. — Marine Shells.— Geology of the 

 Valley. — Glacial Phenomena. — Farewell to our " Zaparo." — Steam- 

 ers upon the Amazons. — The " Morona." — Maucallacta. — Indians 

 Alarmed. — Loreto. — Tabatinga. — The "Icamiaba." — Fonte Boa. — 

 Teffe. — " Merry Christmas ! " — Arrival at Manaos . . 294 



CHAPTER XXIL 



THE LOWER AMAZONS. 



Departure from Manaos — Our Steamer. — Monkeys. — Madeira Eiver. — Else 

 and Fall of the Amazons. — Flooded Forest. — Igarapcs.— Victoria 

 Eegia. — Villa Bella. — Mountain Scenery.— Straits of Obidos. — Tides. — 

 Santarem. — Breaks in the Great Forest. — Oceanic Eiver. — Natural 

 Canals. — Forest. — Para Estuary. — Para. — Commerce of the Amazons. — 

 Settlement of the Valley. — A Pleasant Meeting. — Farewell to the 

 Tropics ........ 308 



