CONTENTS 



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VOLUME THE THIRD. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



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Spanish Guiana. Angostura. Palm-inhabiting Tribes. Missions 

 of the Capuchins. The Laguna Parime. El Dorado. 

 Legendary Tales of the Early Voyagers . .1 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



The Llanos del Pao, or Eastern Part of the Plains of Venezuela. 

 Missions of the Caribs. Last Visit to the Coast of Nueva 

 Barcelona, Cumana, and Araya . . . 70 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Political State of the Provinces of Venezuela. Extent of Territory. 

 Population. Natural Productions. External Trade. 

 Communications between the different Provinces comprising 

 the Republic of Columbia . . . .120 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Passage from the Coast of Venezuela to the Havannah. General 

 View of the Population of the West India Islands, compared 

 with the Population of the New Continent, with respect to 

 Diversity of Races, Personal Liberty, Language, and Worship 147 



