CONTENTS. 



BOOK V. 

 CHAPTER XIV. 



PAGE 



Earthquakes at Caraccas — Connection of this pheno- 

 menon with the volcanic eruptions of the West India 

 islands ------- - i 



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 - - - - 129 



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 



