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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1914

Page

33

Through Brazil Marsh and Palms to Corumba Ranch

Travel narrative describes a December voyage down the Paraguay and Taquary rivers toward Corumba, detailing landscapes, wildlife including jabiru storks and jacares, encounters with piranhas, and a Tamandua hunt. The party meets local guides, notes railway plans, and reflects on South American fauna and conservation.

Corumba Pfraphas Nerent Coumba Ren Po Inicipal Council Coramba Brazil Rus Miller Columba Col Rondon Col. Rondon Senior de Barros Las Palmeiras Rio Taquary Paraguay Taquary Caymans Jacares

No Mosquitoes Beside Brazilian Ranch This Voyage Noted

Descriptive passage recalls a vast Brazilian cattle ranch with palm groves and tiled white buildings. The explorer’s party slept in hammocks, feasted on native dishes, and observed peons, jaguar hunters, and mixed-blood families. No mosquitoes were found despite swampy Pantanal surroundings.

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