Photo by H. Pittier

Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine

CHIEF DON CARLOS OF THE CHOCOES AND HIS SON

“The narrative of that expedition was supplemented by the reflection of an old man among the hearers that twenty years ago none of the party would have come out alive.

Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine

THE VILLAGE OF PLAYON GRAND, EIGHTY-FIVE MILES EAST OF THE CANAL
The houses are about 150 x 50 feet and each shelters 16 to 20 families. The members of each family herd together in a single room

Photo by H. Pittier