The King of the Mosquitoes 145 A Mahogany Swamp 148 Internal Commerce 149 How the Peons live 150 A Familiar Scene 152 A Country Chapel 153 The United States Consulate 154 Cathedral of St. Peter, Leon 155 The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua 158 Antics on the Bridge 159 In the Upper Zone 161 Volcanoes of Axusco and Momotombo, from the Cathedral 162 Volcano of Cosequina, from the Sea 163 La Union and Volcano of Conchagna 164 The Fate of Filibusters 165 A Farming Settlement 167 The Quesal 168 Landing at La Libertad 173 En Route to the Interior 175 The Peak of San Salvador 177 The Plaza 179 Spanish-American Courtship 180 A Hacienda 182 Interior of a San Salvador House 183 A Typical Town 185 What alarms the Citizens 186 Yzalco from a Distance 189 Yzalco 191 In the Interior 193 Hauling Sugar-cane 194 Crater of a Volcano 197 Rubber-trees 199 The Road from Port Limon to San José 201 A Peon 203 A Banana Plantation 206 Picking Coffee 209 The Marimba 215 Coffee-drying 217 Don Bernardo de Soto, President of Costa Rica 222 Barranquilla 226