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Title: A ride across a continent: a personal narrative of wanderings through Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Boyle, Frederick, b. 1841
Subjects: Indians of Central America Nicaragua -- Description and travel Costa Rica -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, R. Bentley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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