. The Andes and the Amazon : or, Across the continent of South America. Natural history -- South America; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Amazon River; Andes -- Description and travel. 202 The Aiq^DEs and the •i palm leaves. It is embow- ered in a magnificent grove of jDlantains and papayas. In the spacious vestibule is a bench, on which the In- dian governor and his staff seat themselves every morn- ing to confer with the al- calde. In one corner stands a table (the only one we remember seeing on the I^apo); on the opposite side are heaped up jars, pots,ket- tles, hunting and fish
. The Andes and the Amazon : or, Across the continent of South America. Natural history -- South America; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Amazon River; Andes -- Description and travel. 202 The Aiq^DEs and the •i palm leaves. It is embow- ered in a magnificent grove of jDlantains and papayas. In the spacious vestibule is a bench, on which the In- dian governor and his staff seat themselves every morn- ing to confer with the al- calde. In one corner stands a table (the only one we remember seeing on the I^apo); on the opposite side are heaped up jars, pots,ket- tles, hunting and fishing im- plements, paddles, bows and arrows. Between the posts swing two chambiri ham- mocks. From Santa Eosa to Para the hammock an- swers for chair, sofa, tUe-a- tete, and bed. Wlien a stran- ger enters, he is in^dted to sit in a hammock; and at San- ta Rosa we were always pre- sented with a cup of guayusa; in Brazil with a cup of cof- fee. Sandoval wore nothing but shirt and pantaloons; the dignity of the barefooted functionary was confined to his Spanish blood. He had lived long among the Zaparos; and from him, his daughter, and a Zaparo servant, we ob- tained much valuable information respecting that wild and little-known tribe. At Santa Eosa we procured Indians and canoes for the Maraiion. This was not easily done. The Indians seemed reluctant to quit their feasts and go on such a long Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York : Harper & Brothers
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