Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 - Alexander von Humboldt

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1

By Alexander von Humboldt

  • Release Date: 1859-05-06
  • Genre: Travel Essays & Memoirs

Book Synopsis

The lake of Valencia, called Tacarigua by the Indians, exceeds in magnitude the lake of Neufchatel in Switzerland; but its general form has more resemblance to the lake of Geneva, which is nearly at the same height above the level of the sea. As the slope of the ground in the valleys of Aragua tends towards the south and the west, that part of the basin still covered with water is the nearest to the southern chain of the mountains of Guigue, of Yusma, and of Guacimo, which stretch towards the high savannahs of Ocumare. The opposite banks of the lake of Valencia display a singular contrast; those on the south are desert, and almost uninhabited, and a screen of high mountains gives them a gloomy and monotonous aspect.

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