Note XXVIII-51 — Chapter XXVIII · THE PEOPLE OF COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, AND SALVADOR. 1800-1887.
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The native women when carrying a jar of water on their heads present the sculptural profiles of caryatides. Belly, Nic., i. 198. Beautifully moulded and unobtrusive in their manners; kind and hospitable to strangers. Squier's Travels, i. 284, 294.