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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 264

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y sloping to the northeast. We were now in Olancho. The Sal- to range forms the boundary-line separating that Department from the rest of Honduras. F olio wing the track, which, from the recent infrequency of travel, was now nearly obliterated, we found ourselves going parallel with a stream,… … We dismounted at the door of the largest hut. The propri- etress, rejoicing in the name of Senora Maria de Santa Cruz (Mary of the Holy Cross!), appeared on the instant, and asked us to alight in the name of God. Such an unexpected recep- tion augured an abundance of tortillas and other eatables,…

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