Project Gutenberg 2006-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 119 Marcoy, Paul 1815 1888 Saint-Cricq, Laurent Tocht naar de dalen van den kinaboom (Peru) De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873 Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Tocht naar de dalen van den kinaboom (Peru)" by Paul Marcoy is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the adventures of Marcoy as he journeys through the dense forests and valleys of Peru, with a particular focus on encounters with local indigenous populations and the exploration of their environment and culture. The tale promises an exploration of the Amazonian landscape and the intriguing dynamics between the traveler and the indigenous tribes he meets along the way. The opening of the narrative picks up where Marcoy previously left his journey, as he and his companions await the return of the cascarilleros in the midst of the dense Amazon rainforest. He describes their gradual progression along the riverbanks, their unexpected discoveries of Indian huts, and their cautious decision to camp nearby. The narrative introduces the Siriniris tribe and vividly describes their initial, somewhat intrusive, interactions with Marcoy and his group, showcasing both cultural misunderstandings and exchanges involving barter. Through these early interactions, readers are given a glimpse into the complexities of cross-cultural encounters as well as insights into the landscapes and lifestyles of the peoples Marcoy encounters, setting the stage for the adventures to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Peru -- Description and travel F3401 Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 156473 156446 2024-10-08T06:26:49.896587 2023-09-08T08:24:02.063621 text/html text/html 151717 2006-04-06T16:16:40 text/html 1582194 2006-04-06T16:16:42 text/html application/zip 1747753 2024-10-08T06:26:57.728558 application/epub+zip 1750807 2024-10-08T06:26:54.170540 application/epub+zip 121473 2024-10-08T06:26:52.498555 application/epub+zip 1924322 2024-10-08T06:27:00.164527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1911002 2024-10-08T06:26:56.574540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278979 2022-09-08T14:49:59.614703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138615 138525 2024-10-08T06:26:49.398564 2023-09-08T08:24:01.701598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 138565 2006-04-06T16:16:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52636 2006-04-06T16:16:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19471 2024-10-08T06:27:00.291505 application/rdf+xml 19167 2024-10-08T06:26:53.053547 image/jpeg 4212 2024-10-08T06:26:52.775547 image/jpeg 1664772 2024-10-08T06:26:49.951578 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog