Letters on South America: Comprising Travels on the Banks of the Paraná and Rio de la Plata, Volume 2J. Murray, 1843 - Argentina Collection of letters written to General William Miller, Field Marshall of Peru. |
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... Winds than by the Sun - North Wind - Pampero , or South Wind - Sum- mer and Winter Seasons - Slavery - Carts and Carters- Landing in a Cart - Water Carts - Tanks - Mode of Fishing - Beggars on Horseback - Bull Fights - Minutely ...
... Winds than by the Sun - North Wind - Pampero , or South Wind - Sum- mer and Winter Seasons - Slavery - Carts and Carters- Landing in a Cart - Water Carts - Tanks - Mode of Fishing - Beggars on Horseback - Bull Fights - Minutely ...
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... wind , which is the best , and , indeed , the only good one for descending the Paraná . But this wind , while it augments the rapidity of the current , causes a considerable fall in the river , and consequently renders navigation more ...
... wind , which is the best , and , indeed , the only good one for descending the Paraná . But this wind , while it augments the rapidity of the current , causes a considerable fall in the river , and consequently renders navigation more ...
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... wind , to be fair , must blow from every point of the compass . The Paraná de las Palmas , although wide , is only navigable by small vessels , and the other branches , which flow into the River Plate between the Paraná Guasú and the ...
... wind , to be fair , must blow from every point of the compass . The Paraná de las Palmas , although wide , is only navigable by small vessels , and the other branches , which flow into the River Plate between the Paraná Guasú and the ...
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... wind by its duration , continued increasing the heat , and rendering the attacks of the mosquitos during the evening less and less supportable . What provoked us quite as much , was our knowledge that it was retarding the return of our ...
... wind by its duration , continued increasing the heat , and rendering the attacks of the mosquitos during the evening less and less supportable . What provoked us quite as much , was our knowledge that it was retarding the return of our ...
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... wind which had blown us all the way from Goya , and which we still wanted to carry us down to Buenos Ayres , was evidently drawing to a close , and we therefore determined to make all speed to Las Conchas , a port situated on the river ...
... wind which had blown us all the way from Goya , and which we still wanted to carry us down to Buenos Ayres , was evidently drawing to a close , and we therefore determined to make all speed to Las Conchas , a port situated on the river ...
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