Vi CONTENTS. 
CHAPTEE V. 
A Trip to Leon — Tipitapa — Connexion between the two Lakes interrupted 
— Decreasing Level of the Lake of Managua — Hot Sulphur Springs — A 
Saint's Day — Adam and Eve — Theatrical Entertainment — Managua 
and Mateares — Silver Ore and Lignite — Amber found in Nicaragua — 
Nagarote — The Volcanic Chain of the Maribios — Pueblo Nuevo — The 
Chachalagua — Leon — G eneral Mufioz — The Cathedral — Proletarians 
of Leon — A French Colonization Project — Gold Mines of Matagalpa — 
Extensive Gold Region . . . . . . . . . , ♦ . Page 62 
CHAPTEE VI. 
Excursions in the Neighbourhood of Leon, and Return to Granada — The 
Mud Volcanoes of San Jazinto and Tisate — The Volcano of Telica - — 
Village of Telica — A Drama represented by the Inhabitants — Musical 
Instrument of pretended Indian Origin — Ascent of the Mountain — The 
Crater — View from the Summit — Remarks concerning the Orography of 
Nicaragua — Nindiri — Old Stream of Lava — Masaya . . . . 76 
CHAPTEE VII. 
Visit to the Island of Ometepe and the Isthmus of Rivas — Indian Anti- 
pathies — Violent Attack of Fever — Muyogalpa — Cutaneous Diseases — 
The Two peaks — Meteorological Phenomena — Return to the Mainland 
— Gothic Blood — Rivas — Slope to the Pacific — Brito — A Jicaral — 
La Concordia — A Californian Vessel in Search of an Imaginary Town — 
San Juan del Sur — Nagascolo — The Transit Road — Slow Combustion 
of Wood — Wasps and their Sense of Hearing — Virgin Bay — Rio de las 
Lajas — Political Characters : Laureano Pineda and Fruto Chamorro 92 
CHAPTEE VIII. 
An Excursion to the Province of Chontales and to Upper Mosquitia — Estero 
Panaloya — The Jicarales — Masapa — Savanas on Fire — Parallel Chains 
— Juigalpa — Opals in Nicaragua — Old Indian Fortifications — The Gold 
Region — The Aquilucho — Minerals — Acoyapa — Snakes in Nicaragua 
— A Beautiful Species of Spoonbill — The Supa, or Pijivaye — The Nan- 
cite — The Edge of the Table-Land — Hydrographical Remarks — Change 
of Scenery — View from the Summit — Climate of the Table-Land — The 
Woolwa Indians and the Ancient Chontalli — Village of Lovago and its 
Population — Aztec Colonies — Manners of the Wool was — Hacienda de 
San Jose' — Nicaraguan Curassows — A White Harpy .. ..116 
