440 
I^'DEX, 
Uraba, gulf of, iii. 216 
Ui ariapara, the, iii. 35 
Ui'bana, La Concepcion de, ii. 196 
Ui ijino, springs of, ii. 38 
Uritucu river, ii. 132 ; cacao of, i. 
289 ; crocodiles of, iii. 3 
Uruana, turtle fisheries of, ii. 187 ; 
joission of, ii. 493, iii. 220 ; in- 
habitants of, ii. 494, 504 
V. 
Vachaco, island of, ii. 233 
Valencia, lake of, i. 503; ancient 
extent of, ii. 5; retreat of the 
waters, ii. 7 ; supposed outlet of, 
ii. 8; temperature of, ii. 15-17; 
islands of, ii. 17-20 
Ncuva, promontory of, 
ii. 7; city of, ii. 33, 34; history 
of, ii. 3.5, 37 
V'alleys, general description of the, 
iii. 3C5 
of Caracas, i. 402 
of Cariaco, i. 286 
of Guanaguana, i. 247 
of La Paseua, or Cortes, i. 
474; configuration of, i. 476 
of Tacoroiite, i. 56 
of Uio Tuy, i. 402, 484; 
gold mines of the, i. 487 
Valjiaraiso, iii. 299 
Vainpire-bats, ii. 171 
\ apours, jihenoinena of, i. 346; ex- 
plosions of, i. 472; ii. 11 
sulphureous, i. 78 
Varinas, iii. 6 
Vases, or funeral urns, ii. 483 
V'egetable glue, iii. 71, 72 
milk, ii. 53, 54 
Vegetables, American, i. 409 
Vegetation, various zones of, i. 81, 
115-119, ii. 356, 357; total ab. 
senceof, i. 85; remarkable power 
of, i. 282, 429, ii. 32, 367; of 
North and South -America com- 
pared, i. 148 
Vegetation on the Higuerote, i. 482 
on the mountains of .Au- 
dalifsia, i. 203 
in the seas, i. 33, 34. 1 29 
tropical, i. 48, 370, 429 
ii. 32, 367 
Venezuela, capital of, i. 380; pro- 
vinces of, i. 393, iii. 120, 401, 
coasts of, i. 396; towns of, i.400; 
mines of, i. 440.444, iii. 139; 
earthquake in, 446; plains of, iii. 
70, 98, 358, 394; geology of, iii 
98, 375, 376; political state of, 
iii. 120, 121, 125; extent of, iii. 
129, productions of, iii. 136, 138; 
commerce of, iii. 141; political 
institutions of, iii. 143; moun- 
tains of, iii. 287, 291,327; basin 
of, iii. 358, 359; hot springs of, 
iii. 381 
Ventuari river, ii. 477, 478 
Vera Cruz, i. 384; port of, i, 387 
Verbs, inflexions of, 1. 327 
Vespucci, charts of, in. 53 
V'esuvius, i. 36, 112, 113 
Vibora, La, iii. 201 
Vichada, or A’isita river, ii. 317,320 
Victoria, i. 494; corn of, i. 495; 
town of, i. 496 
Vieja Guayaiia, iii. 18, 32 
Villa de Cura, ii. 72, 73 
do Fernando deApure, ii. 138 
do Laguana, i. 49, 50 
de Orotavu, i. 61 
de Upafa, iii. 20. 
Villages, of Missions,!. 301; native, 
of South America, i. 246; migra- 
tory character of, ib. 
Vines, zone of, i. 116, iii. 261 
of Cuba, iii. 260 
Vi|)ors, ii. 36 1 
V'irginif, iii. 143 
Viruelas mountains, ii. 26 
Viudita, or Widow Monkey, ii. 
212, 213 
Volador, the, ii. 25; geographical 
distribution of the species, ib. 
Volcanic eruptions, see ‘Eruptions’ 
Volcano of Cayamba, i. 359 
