Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2
Author: first_name: Aimé
last_name: Bonpland
first_name: Alexander von
last_name: Humboldt
Language: English
Year: 1907

 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 hi