INDEX

agriculture
of Argentina, [390], [412]
of Bolivia, [287], [321], [326], [337]
of Colombia, [13], [42], [76–7], [108], [112]
of Peru, [270]
Andes. See [mountains]
Angostura, [142]
animals
of Argentina, [391], [401], [404] ff.
of Bolivia, [285], [289], [293], [296], [299], [308], [377]
of Brazil, [224], [238], [246], [249]
of Colombia, [6], [13], [36], [38], [44], [51–2], [56], [88–9], [101–3], [111], [115], [118], [127]
of Paraguay, [202], [206], [209–13], [215]
of Venezuela, [151], [167], [175–6]
ant-eater, [118], [215]
Antioquia, [113], [121]
ants, [99], [118], [133], [235], [258], [261], [317], [381]
Arauca, [148]
Arequipa, [268]
armadillo, [211]
Asuncion, [199]
Atures Cataract, [152], [154]
Aymará Indians, [273]
bat, [101], [209], [289], [299]
beena, [186]
beverages:
chicha, [286];
somo, [337];
yerba maté, [202], [394]
birds
of Argentina, [365], [368] ff., [373], [375] ff., [379] f., [384], [387], [391], [397], [407], [417] ff.
of Bolivia, [282], [284], [288], [291], [293], [297–8], [309], [314], [326–7], [330], [338], [344] ff., [353], [359]
of Brazil, [247], [250], [256], [259], [261]
of Colombia, [6], [13], [20], [31] f., [36], [42], [48], [50], [57], [59], [71], [77], [81], [88], [97] f., [103], [108] f., [111], [113], [117], [125], [128] f., [132], [134] ff.
of Paraguay, [199], [201], [207], [213], [217], [221]
of Venezuela, [157], [161], [170], [174], [183], [189], [191]
boa-constrictor, [403]
Buenaventura, [3], [110]
Buenos Aires, [198]
Buriticá, [122]
bushmaster, [72], [133], [308]
Cabulla, [76]
cacao, [42]
cactus, [329]
Caicara, [147]
Calama, [261] ff.
Caldas, [6]
Cali, [10] ff.
Callao, [266]
Caquetá, [92] ff.
Carretia Falls, [158]
Cartago, [47]
cassava, [159]
Catañapo River, [153]
catfish, [117], [151]
Cauca, [12], [40] ff., [116]
Caura, [146] f.
Cerro do Norte, [236]
Cerro Munchique, [29]
Cerro Torra, [70]
Chaco, [378] f.;
Gran Chaco, [203]
chicha, [286]
Chilón, [329]
Chimoré River, [311] ff.
Chocó, [64]
Cisneros, [5], [110]
Ciudad Bolivar, [142]
climate
of Argentina, [381], [399], [421]
of Bolivia, [288], [324]
of Colombia, [3], [8], [21], [54], [61–3], [64], [80], [83], [94]
of Venezuela, [176], [185], [190]
coca, [287]
Cochabamba, [279]
cock-of-the-rock, [89] ff.
Comarapa, [330] f.
Commemoração River, [249]
Cordillera Occidental, [8]
Corumbá, [208]
crocodile, [215]
Cuchicancha, [281] ff.
Cuña Indians, [131]
Cunucunuma River, [171]
customs. See [Indians]
Dagua River, [5]
“death-doctor,” [274]
dress, native, [25]
El Carmen, [8]
Embarcacion, [378]
Essiquibo River, [181]
fer-de-lance, [236], [309]
fish
of Bolivia, [294]
of Brazil, [262]
of Colombia, [117]
of Paraguay, [205]
of Venezuela, [151], [164], [171]
catfish, [117], [151]
method of fishing, [117], [154], [164]
piranha, [164]
pirarucú, [262]
pacu, [117]
food, native, [76]
fruit-culture, [390]
funeral customs, [68]
Georgetown, [180]
gold, [187], [190]
government
abolition of slavery, [295]
dishonesty of, [163]
Gran Chaco, [203]
Guajibo Indians, [150];
Rapids, [155]
Guaviare River, [162]
Guiana, [180–193]
Gy-Paraná. See [Paraná]
Hávita, [67]
Huitoto Indians, [101]
Iguana. See [reptiles]
Inca civilization, [355] ff.
Indians, customs:
(beena), [186];
(dances), [229], [257];
(“death-doctor”), [274];
(dress), [25];
(festival of San Juan), [100];
(friendly offerings), [252];
(funeral), [68];
(marriage), [93];
(religion), [28], [322]
tribes:
Aymará, [273];
Cuña, [131];
Guajibo, [150];
Huitoto, [101];
Maquiritare, [172–3];
Mundrucu, [262];
Nhambiquara, [232] ff.;
Parecís, [228];
Parintintin, [262];
Patamona, [185] ff.;
Piaroa, [159];
Quechua, [277], [281], [321], [347], [356] ff.;
Sirionó, [318];
Yuracaré, [295] (mission of), [300] ff.
industries, [79], [147], [156], [169], [204]
insects
of Argentina, [385], [421]
of Bolivia, [291], [317]
of Brazil, [235], [258], [261]
of Colombia, [78], [80], [99], [118], [133]
of Paraguay, [206], [219]
of Venezuela, [192]
ivory-nut, [108]
jaguar, [102], [151], [167–8]
jarepas, [76]
Juntas de Tamaná, [68]
Juruena, [231–4]
Kaieteur Falls, [187]
Laguneta, [49] ff.
language
of Bolivia, [340]
of Paraguay, [202]
Lao River, [168]
La Paz, [270–3]
Lima, [266]
Maipures, [154], [156]
maize, [112]
Malina, [107] f.
Maquiritare Indians, [172]
marriage customs, [93]
maté. See [yerba maté]
Matto Grosso, [223] ff.
Medellin, [110]
Mendoza, [421]
Meta, [150]
Minnehaha Creek, [187], [190]
Mizque, [326] f.
Mollendo, [267]
money, [7], [73]
monkey, [175], [210], [246], [249], [293], [296], [314];
howling, [44];
bridges of, [115]
Monte Christo, [255]
mosquito, [206], [192]
mountains:
Cerro Munchique, [29];
Cerro Torra, [70];
Cordillera Occidental, [9];
Huana Potosi, [271];
Illimani, [271];
Mount Saint Ignacio, [19];
Murarata, [271];
Nevada del Tolima, [54];
Paramillo, [120];
Purace, [19], [22];
Sotará, [23]
Mundrucu Indians, [262]
native. See [Indian]
negroes, [187]
Nevada del Tolima, [54]
Nhambiquara Indians, [232] ff.
Novitá, [64], [71]
Orinoco River, [141–179]
pacu, [117]
Panama hats, manufacture of, [79]
Papagayo Falls, [228]
Papayán, [23] ff.
Paramillo, [120]
páramo, [58]
Paraná River, [240]
Parecís Indians, [228]
Parintintin Indians, [262]
Patamona Indians, [185] ff.
Perico, [372] f.
Perrico, [152]
Peru, [265] ff.
Piaroa Indians, [159]
Pilcomayo River, [203], [350] ff.
piranha, [164], [205], [262]
pirarucú, [262]
plants
of Bolivia, [294], [297], [315], [317], [324], [329], [338]
of Brazil, [243], [249]
of Colombia, [8], [30], [47], [57–9], [78], [81], [101], [108], [111], [125]
of Venezuela, [157], [170], [180], [182]
Porto Gallileo, [204]
Purace, [19], [22]
Quechua Indians, [277], [281], [321], [347], [356] ff.
raccoon, [285]
rapids:
Atures, [152], [154];
Guajibo, [155];
Maipures, [154];
San Borja, [152];
São Feliz, [256]
rat, [224];
cone-rat, [308];
coypu-rat, [390–1]
reproduction, rate of, in tropics, [245–6]
reptiles, size of, [195–7]
of Argentina, [403]
of Bolivia, [307–8]
of Brazil, [236], [262]
of Colombia, [36], [72], [88], [133]
of Paraguay, [215]
of Venezuela, [160]
rice, [390], [393]
Rio de Janeiro, [194] ff.
Rio Grande, [342] f.
rivers:
Arauca, [148];
Catañapo, [153];
Cauca, [12], [40] f., [116];
Chimoré, [311] f.;
Commemoração, [249];
Cunucunuma, [171];
Dagua, [5];
Essiquibo, [181];
Guaviare, [162];
Hávita, [67];
Lao, [168];
Meta, [150];
River of Doubt, [198];
Orinoco, [141] ff.;
Paraná, [240];
Pilcomayo, [203];
Sacre, [228];
San Antonio, [291];
San Juan, [74] f.;
Tamaná, [70];
Vichada, [159]
rubber, [155], [169], [182], [254]
Sacre River, [228]
Saint Ignacio, [19]
Salavery, [266]
Salencio, [65]
Salta, [367]
Salvajito, [154]
San Agustin, [85]
San Antonio River, [291]
San Borja Rapids, [152]
San Cocho, [76]
San Fernando de Atabapo, [157], [162]
San Jorge Rapids, [149]
San Juan, [74] f.;
feast of, [100]
São Feliz Rapids, [256]
Sirionó Indians, [318]
sloth, [88]
Sotará, [23]
Sucre, [346] ff.
sugar, [13]
Tamaná, [70]
tannin, [204]
Tapirapoan, [223]
Tarabuco, [346]
Tiahuanaco, [270]
Titicaca Lake, [269]
Todos Santos, [295]
tonca-bean, [147]
torture. See [beena]
Totora, [328]
Treasure Rock, [149]
tribes. See [Indians]
Trinidad, [200]
Tucuman, [382] f.
Tumatumari, [182]
turtle, [151], [166]
Urucúm, [209]
Vagre, [152]
Valdivia, [114]
Valle de las Papas, [80]
Vermejo, [337] ff.
Vichada River, [159]
vineyards, [412]
vizcacha, [401];
hunting of, [405] ff.
Volcan, [373] f.
wasps, [219]
Yarumal, [113]
yerba maté, [202], [394]
Yungas, [287–291]
Yuracaré Indians, [295];
mission to, [300] ff.
Zamuro, [153]

Routes taken by the author in his South American explorations.