Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America

CHAPTER V.

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City of Para.--The Equatorial Line.--Spanish History.--The King of Waters.--Private Gardens.--Domestic Life in Northern Brazil.--Delicious Pineapples.--Family Pets.--Opera House.--Mendicants.--A Grand Avenue.--Botanical Garden.--India-Rubber Tree.--Gathering the Raw Material.--Monkeys.--The Royal Palm.--Splendor of Equatorial Nights 94