Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2
By Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt · Running time 22:00:48 · *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography, Science
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In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at Lake Valencia in the llanos of Venezuela and then travelling the mighty South American river, the Orinoco, and its tributaries, for 75 days in a dugout canoe, guided by local Indians and accompanied by one of the local missionaries. As in Volume 1, von Humboldt describes the people, plants, animals, geography and geology of the region. These descriptions include his famous experiments on electic eels as well as descriptions of the arrau tortoise, river porpoises,
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