In the Wilds of South America

About this eBook

Author

Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward), 1887-1952

Credits

Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

F2201: Latin America local history: South America. General

Subject

Natural history -- South America

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59512

Release Date

May 15, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.IN THE WILDS OF SOUTH AMERICA
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.PART I COLOMBIA
6. 6.CHAPTER I BUENAVENTURA TO CALI, AND THE CAUCA VALLEY
7. 7.CHAPTER II POPAYÁN AND THE CERRO MUNCHIQUE
8. 8.CHAPTER III THE ANDES SOUTHWEST OF POPAYÁN; CRUISE OF THE CALDAS
9. 9.CHAPTER IV CARTAGO TO THE PARAMOS OF RUIZ AND SANTA ISABEL
10. 10.CHAPTER V THE CHOCÓ COUNTRY ON THE WESTERN COAST OF COLOMBIA
11. 11.CHAPTER VI IN QUEST OF THE COCK-OF-THE-ROCK
12. 12.CHAPTER VII CROSSING THE EASTERN ANDES INTO THE CAQUETÁ
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII ACROSS THE ANTIOQUIAN GOLD-FIELDS TO PUERTO VALDIVIA ON THE LOWER CAUCA
14. 14.CHAPTER IX ASCENT OF THE PARAMILLO—COLLECTING ON THE RIO SUCIO
15. 15.PART II VENEZUELA
16. 16.CHAPTER X FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES ON THE ORINOCO
17. 17.CHAPTER XI THE MAQUIRITARES’ LAND AND THE UPPER ORINOCO
18. 18.CHAPTER XII LIFE IN THE GUIANA WILDS
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII FIRST WEEKS WITH THE ROOSEVELT SOUTH AMERICAN EXPEDITION
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV HUNTING EXCURSIONS ALONG THE UPPER PARAGUAY
21. 21.CHAPTER XV A FORTY DAYS’ RIDE THROUGH WILDEST MATTO GROSSO
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI THE DESCENT OF THE RIO GY-PARANÁ
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII DOWN THE COAST OF PERU—LAKE TITICACA AND LA PAZ—THROUGH THE ANCIENT INCAN EMPIRE TO COCHABAMBA
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII CROSSING THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS FROM COCHABAMBA TO THE CHAPARÉ
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX AMONG THE YURACARÉ INDIANS OF THE RIO CHIMORÉ
26. 26.CHAPTER XX THE CACTUS FORESTS OF CENTRAL BOLIVIA—COCHABAMBA TO SAMAIPATA
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI A MULE-BACK JOURNEY ON THE SANTA CRUZ TRAIL TO SUCRE
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII SUCRE, THE RIO PILCOMAYO, AND THE UPLAND DESERT TO THE ARGENTINE FRONTIER
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII BIRD-NESTING IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV THE CHACO, SUGAR-PLANTATIONS AND RICE MARSHES—A SEARCH FOR A RARE BIRD
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV VIZCACHA-HUNTING IN AN ARGENTINE DESERT—GIANT SNAKES
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI THE LAKE REGION OF WESTERN ARGENTINA—THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY
33. 33.INDEX
34. 34.Transcriber’s Notes

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