CONTENTS. 



BOOK V. 

 CHAPTER XIV. 



PAGE 



Earthquakes at Caraccas — Connection of this pheno- 

 menon with the volcanic eruptions of the West India 

 islands - - - - - - - 1 



CHAPTER XV. 



Departure from Caraccas — Mountains of San Pedro 

 and of Los Teques — La Victoria — Valleys of Aragua 56 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Lake of Tacarigua— Hot Springs of Mariara — Town 

 of Nueva Valencia de el Rey — Descent toward the 

 coasts of Porto Cabello. - 120 



NOTES TO THE FIFTH BOOK. 



A — Extracts from the Letter of Aguirre to the king of 



Spain - 257 

 B — On vegetable Milk - - - - 260 



BOOK VI. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Mountains that separate the valleys of Aragua from the 

 Llanos of Caraccas — Villa de Cura. — Parapara— 

 Llanos, or Steppes — Calabozo - - 263 



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