INDEX. 



327 



Indians, Yaqua, 296. 



Zaparo, 2S1. 

 Insects, sufferings from, 14T, 354, 

 290. 



phosphorescence of, 150. 

 Inundation of Llanos, 65, 81, 93. 

 Itulcaclii, hacienda of, 259. 

 Iquitos, 302. 

 Ivy, 54. 



Jaguars, 106, 91. 

 Javita, climate of, 1 66. 



isthmus of, 165. 



portage of, 165. 



town of, 164. 

 Jerked beef, 77. 

 Jiggers, 105. 



La Guaira, 1. 



church at, 3. 



fortifications of, 3. 

 . population of, 3. 

 Lake of Tacarigua, 40. 

 Latacunga, 224. 

 La Valle, 27. 

 Lava-streams, 241, 265. 

 Life, animal, scarcity ot, 170, 176, 



253, 276. 

 Llama, 211. 



Llano hut, night at, 80. 

 Llanos, birds upon, 81. 



cattle upon, 94. 



elevation ol^, 65. 



extent of, 64. 



features of, 64. 



fevers upon, 85. 



first view oi, 64. 



inundation of, 65, 81, 93. 



life upon, 81. 



loneliness of, 78. 



scarcity of stones upon, 69. 



scenery upon, 87, 99. 



■wild-horses upon, 94. 

 Lloa, hacienda of, 246. 

 Loreto, 303. 

 Lost in the forest, 79. 



on the mountains, 48. 



Machete, 14. 

 Madeira, 309. 

 Maguey, 5, 29, 31. 

 Manaos, arrival at, 191. 



departure from, 308. 



situation of, 191. 



water-fall at, 192, 

 Manati, 102. 

 Maudioca, 26. 

 Mangoes, 21. 

 Mangrove-trees, 56. 



Mai-acai, 36. 



Marajo, island of, 317. 



Marquitia, 5. 



Maucallata, 303. 



Maypures, village of, 154. ■ 



Meeting of parties, 322. 



Mimosas, 103, 259. 



Mirage on the Orinoco, 126. 



Misagualli, 274. 



Mocha, town of, 218. 



Monkeys, 74, 204, 308. 



ateles, 309. 

 Monkey-bridges, 76. 

 Monte Alegre, 316. 

 Moraines, 299, 300. 

 Morua, town of, 168. 

 Mosquiteros, use of, ICO. 

 Mountain scenery, 63. 

 Mountains, absence of, 286. 



influence of, 262. 

 Mules, 209, 210. 



a word on, 34. 



trains of, 64. 

 Musical rocks, 134. 



Napo Eiver, Indians upon, 281. 



rapids of, 283. 



•watch upon, 292. 

 Napo village, 278. 

 Native mills, 69. 

 Natives, superstition of, 69. 

 Nature's chronometer, 156. 



solitudes, 216. 

 Navigating by night, 87. 



upon the Portuguesa, 88. 

 Negroes of Venezuela, 18. 

 New Granada, name clianged, 9. 



Obidos, Straits of, 313. 



town of, 314. 

 Orinoco, cataracts of, 141 . 



features of, 133. 



first view of, 110. 



former level of, 135, 153. 



rise of. 111. 



I'ocks on, 148. 

 Otomac Indians, 124. 



Paita, 197. 



church at, 198. 

 Palito, 54. 

 Palnia de cobija, 70. 

 Palms, 2,_ 55, 70, 166, 317. 



Assai, 317. 



Moriche, 70. 



on the Orinoco, 150. 

 Palo de vaca, 52. 

 Panama, bay of, 195. 



town of, 195. 



