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 Darwin hired a Gaucho and rode on horseback from BAHIA BLANCA TO BUENOS AYRES between SEPTEMBER 8-20 1833.

Contents.

Set out for Buenos Ayres.
Rio Sauce.
Sierra Ventana.
Third Posta.
Driving Horses.
Bolas.
Partridges and Foxes.
Features of the Country.
Long-legged Plover.
Teru-tero.
Hail-storm.
Natural Enclosures in the Sierra Tapalguen.
Flesh of Puma.
Meat Diet.
Guardia del Monte.
Effects of Cattle on the Vegetation.
Cardoon.
Buenos Ayres.
Corral where Cattle are slaughtered.

For details see the About Darwin site http://www.aboutdarwin.com/voyage/voyage05.html, where you will also find the map shown here.

Download or listen to MP3 of Chapter 6