Lichens, zone of.
Light:
phosphoric.
of the stars, intensity of.
volcanic, cause of.
zodiacal.
variations of.
Lima:
state of society in.
town of.
Limestone:
formations of.
of Caripe.
of Cumanacoa.
secondary.
of Penas Negras.
Lines, isothermal.
Lizards.
Llaneros:
characteristics of the.
Llano del Retama.
Llanos:
latitude of the.
basins of the.
arid plains of.
banks of the.
landscape of.
subdivisions of the.
origin of the.
reptiles of the.
electric eels of the.
geological construction of.
hot winds of the.
cattle of the.
proportions of the.
of New Barcelona.
of Caracas.
of Cumana.
del Pao.
of Rio de la Plata.
of Venezuela.
Lobelia.
Lobos, island of.
Lomas of St. Juan.
Lopez de Aguirre.
Los Aparecidos.
Los Budares.
Los Penones.
Los Teques, mountains of.
Los Vueltas.
Maelstrom, doubted existence of the.
Macarao, fruits of.
Macaws.
Machine, electrical, invented by a native.
Maco Indians:
habits of the.
Macusis, tribe of.
Magdalena, river:
course of the.
navigation of.
serpents of the.
Madrid, visit of the author to.
Magellan, straits of.
Maguey, or Aloe:
cord from the fibres of the.
Mahates, town of.
Mahogany:
forests of.
of Cuba.
of Pinos.
Maiquetia, cocoa trees of.
Mairan on zodiacal light.
Maize.
Malaria, supposed causes of.
Malpasso, geology of.
Malpays.
Mammee tree.
Mammon or Consejo:
miraculous image of the Virgin at.
Manimi, mountain of.
Man:
geographical distribution of the races of.
difference of colour in.
physical effects of civilization upon.
different characteristics of.
Manapiari river.
Manco, Inca, flight of.
Mandavaca, mission of.
Mangroves.
Manatee (Manati):
of the river Apure.
of the island of Cuba.
Manitivitanos.
Maniquarez:
inhabitants of.
village of.
potteries of.
petroleum, springs of.
Manoa, expedition to.
Manzanares, the:
bar of the.
banks of the.
Indian custom of bathing in.
Mapara, cataract of.
Maps:
of America.
of Cuba.
Mar Blanco.
Maracay:
inhabitants of.
situation of.
Maracaybo (Maracaibo), port of.
Maravaca, or Sierra Mariguaca.
Marepizanas, tribe of.
Margareta (Margarita), island of.
Marguerita, island of.
Mariara:
peaks of.
geological construction of.
hot springs of.
medicinal waters of.
Marl formations.
Maroa, mission of.
Maryland.
Matacona, river.
Matagorda.
Mataveni, river.
Matanzas.
hamlet of.
origin of the name.
Matuna.
Matunilla.
Mauritia-palm, or sago-tree.
Mauritius, sugar canes, first brought to the.
Mavaca, river.
Maxima of mountain elevation.
Maypures:
climate of.
luxuriant vegetation of.
village of.
cataract of.
inhabitants of.
potteries of.
birds of.
animals of.
language.
Menagerie.
Meat:
consumption of.
Mediterranean Sea:
formation of the.
basins of the.
of the west.
Medusas, or sea-nettles:
phosphoric properties of.
Memnon, statue of, probable cause of the sounds issuing from.
Mendoza.
Mesopotamia.
Mestizoes.
Meta, river:
plains of the.
Meteorology, main problem of.
Meteors:
connection of, with the undulations of the earth.
falling.
fiery, seen at Cumana.
luminous.
Mexico, or New Spain:
connection of, with foreign colonies.
native population of.
state of society in.
nobility of.
wheat of.
government of.
agriculture of.
extent of.
Miasma, experiments on.
Mica-slate, formations of.
