Explorations and adventures in Honduras, comprising sketches of travel in the gold regions of Olancho, and a review of the history and general resources of Central America (1857)
Wells, William V. (William Vincent), 1826-1876 · New-York, Harper & brothers · leaf 171
d have been puzzled to point out the route leading from the flowery plains of Choluteca into the more temperate climate we were now en- joying. Above us, against the eastern sky, we saw plainly the line of pines which we would reach during the ensuing day. Far to the westward, the volcanic peaks of… … SIERRA TRAVELING. extended, showed the path, carved out of the white sandstone by the mules’ feet, winding like the sinuosities of a great ser- pent. The pass from this point, which is called El Diablo, is reck- oned one of the most dangerous in the sierra. It forms, how- ever, the principal route…
Mines and mineral resources
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
