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Lopez and Navarro believed that since the time of the 

 Spaniards no one had set foot in these mountains 

 but themselves, and, judging from the wildness of the 

 rank, virgin forest, what they say must be correct. 



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gold-miners' huts. 



Although I had one of the most expert guides who 

 had taken part in the first expedition, we were con- 

 tinually losing ourselves, often having to branch out, 

 turn back, or even climb trees, to find the direction of 

 the track. The mountains on this side of the Magda- 

 lena differ from the orchid grounds in the eastern 

 range in being thickly covered with immense timber- 



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