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  • During a visit this month with members of the Yagua tribe, Mr. Guschov brought cooking oil, rice, sugar and soap.

    Inspired by Starbucks 2008

  • Adriana led me to Fernando Tina, a Yagua Indian described by Tim as the finest botanist he had ever known.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • Adriana led me to Fernando Tina, a Yagua Indian described by Tim as the finest botanist he had ever known.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • The former tribes are extinct or assimilated, with the exception of a remnant of the Yagua, noted for their fine physique, some of whom are about

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • The Peba, according to Fr. Chantre y Herrera, were active and vigorous but rough in manner; the Cauhuachi were equally rude, but more industrious; the Caumari were the neatest and most intelligent; while the Yagua were of restless habit.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • Excepting Mr. Hauxwell, the Peruvian governor, and two or three other whites, the inhabitants are Indians of the Orejones and Yagua tribes.

    The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

  • NOV-T which closed Tuesday just above a year low of 10 cents, announced that, further to its news release of March 2, 2011, it has entered into a formal joint venture shareholders' agreement with Australian-listed EnviroGold Ltd., under which EnviroGold will have the option to invest up to $10-million U.S. to acquire up to a 50-per-cent interest in Novus's Dominican Republic subsidiary that holds its La Paciencia and La Yagua Properties.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Dave Price 2011

  • At the river Amazon we learned to distinguish the poisons of the Ticuna, Yagua, Peva, and Xibaro Indians, which being all obtained from the same plant, perhaps differ only by a more or less careful preparation.

    Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

  • Using crude maps and car window conversations to make contact with groups such as the Yagua, the Jeberos and the Quechua, the Jacksons accomplish by trial and error what their Google searches cannot.

    Crosswalk.com - Home 2009

  • The principal of a small group of cognate tribes, comprising the Peba proper, Caumari, Cauhuachi, Pacaya, and Yagua (Zava by error in

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

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