Bogotá, foundation of, [285];
location of, [286];
description and population of, [286] et seq.;
schools and scholars of, [300] et seq.
Bolivar, Simon, liberator of South America, [303] et seq.;
estimates of, by Tejera and Larazabel, [304], [305];
opinions of Hippisley and General Holstein concerning, [305]–308;
ante-mortem statements of, [311]
Brendan, St., in the New World, [13];
vanishing island of, [399], [400]
Buccaneers, origin of, [390]–392;
skill and courage of, [393], [394];
religion of, [394];
depredations and ferocity of, [395], [396];
secretly encouraged by various governments, [397]
Buena Vista, Colombia, view from, [235], [236]
Butterflies, tropical, [337], [338]
C
Cabuyaro, village on the Meta, [186]
Calabash tree, utility of, [179]