x Contents. 



CHAPTER IV. 



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Sailing to Barranquilla— Snow Mountains of Santa 

 Marta — Delta of River Magi >ai.ena — Steam-Tug 

 Funza— Landing at Sa vanilla— Salgar Station— The 

 Custom House — Hotel Francais — Barranquilla — 

 Native Currency 3 6 



CHAPTER V. 

 A River Steamboat— Washerwomen— Passengers— The 

 Food— Bedroom— A Native Village— Canoes— Alli- 

 gators— Puerto Wilches— The Iguana— Native Guides 48 



CHAPTER VI. 



Vegetation — Monkeys— Our Camp— Crossing Rivers — A 

 Lonely Hut— A Dried-up Lake— A Thunderstorm in 

 the Forest— A View Two Hundred Miles— Las 

 Mercedes— A Coffee Plantation— Making Raw Sugar 66 



CHAPTER VII. 



Canoe Life on the Lebrija — Water-fowl — Estacion 

 Santander— Alligator Hunting— We Start up the 

 River — Fishing - Making Palm Wine — A Peccary 

 Hunt — Finding Turtles 3 Eggs — Midnight on the 

 River-Bank 80 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Shooting the Rapids— A Fish Race— Port Botijas — 

 Bi caramanga- Pie de Cuesta— The Home of Cattleya 

 Mendelii — Taking the Condor — River Subi — 

 Humming-birds 100 



