Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
7: Philadelphia
Dates visited: May 24 to May 29, 1804 and June 18 to June 30, 1804
"In Havana [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] assembled the collections they had left there in 1801 and, after brief visits in Philadelphia [and Washington], they embarked for France [Bordeaux], in July 1804. Their expedition of some six years yielded a collection of 6,000 different species of plants (most of which were unknown in Europe) and numerous mineralogical, astronomical, chemical, and moral observations. Humboldt accords the highest possible praise to the Spanish government for its liberal protection."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
http://www.ku.edu/~maxkade/humboldt/main.htm
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8: Washington D.C.
Dates visited: June 1, 1804 to June 13, 1804
After a brief visit in Philadelphia, Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar were guests of President Jefferson in Washington.
http://www.ku.edu/~maxkade/humboldt/main.htm 
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9: Atrato [Golfo de Urabá]
Date visited: March 25, 1801
"Humboldt left Batabanó in March 1801 and passed to the south of Cuba, on which he determined many geographical positions. The sailing was slow because of the extremely calm sea, and the currents carried the little schooner too much to the west, towards the mouth of the Atrato [Golfo de Urabá]. The vessel sailed into the Sinú River, where no botanist had ever visited before."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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10: Río Sinú
Dates visited: March 25 to March 27, 1801
Humboldt: "The vessel [sailed] into the river Sinú, where no botanist had ever before visited, and they had a very difficult passage up to Carthagena.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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11: Cartagena
Dates visited: March 30, 1801 to April 6, 1801
“[Humboldt and Bonpland] had a very difficult passage up to Carthagena.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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12: Turbaco
Dates visited: April 6 to 19, 1801
"[Humboldt] determined to pass some weeks in the woods of Turbaco, and to ascend (which took forty days) on the beautiful river of Magdalena, the course of which he sketched a chart.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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13: Honda
Dates visited: June 15, 1801 to June 22, 1801
“From Honda, [Humbldt and Bonpland] ascended through forests . . .to St. Fe de Bogotá. . . . “ A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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14: Bogotá
Dates visited: June 22, 1801 to September 8, 1801
“. [Humbldt and Bonpland remained in Bogotá to see] the superb collections of Mutis, the majestic cataract of the Tequendama (falls of 98 toises [627 feet] height) the mines of Mariquita, Santa Ana, and Zipaquirá, the natural bridge of Icononzo (three stones thrown together in the manner of an arch, by an earthquake) . . . “ A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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15: Quindío
Date visited: October 5, 1801
Humboldt and Bonpland “undertook the journey to Quito and passed the Andes of Quindío . . . They were, during 13 days, obliged to pass on foot through places dreadfully swampy, and without any traces of population.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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16: Buga
Date visited: October 26, 1801
“From the village of Cartago, [Humboldt and Bonpland] made their way in the valley of Cauca and skirted Chocó . . .They passed through Buga to Popayán, a bishop’s see and situated near the volcanoes of Sotará and Puracé, a most picturesque place. They enjoyed the most delightful climate in the world . . .” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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17: Valcano of Purace
Dates visited: Novembor 16 to 19, 1801
Humboldt and Bonpland "ascended to the crater of the volcano of Puracé, whose mouth, in the middle of snow, throws out vapors of sulphurous hydrogen with continued and frightful rumbling."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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18: Popayán
Date visited: November 29, 1801
“From the village of Cartago, [Humboldt and Bonpland] made their way in the valley of Cauca and skirted Chocó . . .They passed through Buga to Popayán, a bishop’s see and situated near the volcanoes of Sotará and Puracé, a most picturesque place. They enjoyed the most delightful climate in the world. . . .From Popayán they passed by the dangerously narrow gorges of Almaguer, avoiding the infected and contagious valley of Patía, to Pasto, and from this town, even now situated at the foot of a burning volcano, by Túquerres and the province of Pastos . .” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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19: Pasto
Dates visited: ca. December 19 to 22, 1801
From Popayán Humboldt and Bonpland “passed by the dangerously narry gorges of Almaguer, avoiding the infected and contagious valley of Patía, to Pasto, and from this town, even now situated at the foot of a burning volcano, by Túquerres and the province of Pastos . .”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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20: Quito
Dates visited: January 6, 1802 to June 9, 1802
[Humboldt and Bonpland] “remained nearly a year in the kingdom of Quito: the height of its snow-capped mountains, its terrible earthquakes (that of February 7, 1797, swallowed up 42,000 inhabitants, in a few seconds), its fertility, and the manners of its inhabitants, continued to render it the most interesting spot in the universe.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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21: Anitisana
Dates visited: March 16, 1802
“During the rest of the journey [Humboldt and Bonpland] were accompanied by Charles Montúfar, the son of the marquis of Selva Alegre, of Quito, a person zealous for the progress of science. At his own expense, he is rebuilding the pyramids of Yaruquí, the object of the celebrated dispute of the Spanish and French academicians... Circumstances were favorable to the efforts of the three travelers. at Antisana they ascended 2,200 French feet [2,346.7 English feet] . . .” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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22: Pichincha
Date visited: April 14 and May 26, 1802
“After three vain attempts, they twice succeeded in ascending to the crater of the volcano of Pichincha, taking with them electrometers, barometers, and hygrometers...At this time the immense crater was cold and filled with snow. Our travelers found it inflamed; distressing information for the town of Quito, which is distant from it only 5,000 to 6,000 toises [31,980 to 38,376 feet].” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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23: Cotopaxi
Date visited: April 28, 1802
Humboldt and Bonpland "made separate visits to the snowy and porphyritic mountains of Antisana, Cotopaxi, and Tungarahua, as well as Chimborazo, the highest point of our globe."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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24: Tungarahua
Date visited: June 19, 1802
Humboldt and Bonpland "made separate visits to the snowy and porphyritic mountains of Antisana, Cotopaxi, and Tungarahua, as well as Chimborazo, the highest point of our globe."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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25: Chimborazo
Date visited: June 22 [23], 1802
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar "climbed the almost to the summit of the Chimborazo, nearly to 3,200 French feet [3,413.3 English feet] higher than La Condamine. They ascended with instruments to an elevation of 3,036 toises [19,418 feet] above sea level. Their eyes, lips, and gums were bloody. An opening of 80 toises [512 feet] deep, and very wide, prevented them from reaching the top, from which they were only 134 toises [857 feet] away."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804. 
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26: Riobamba
Date visited: June 23, 1802
“After having examined the country overturned by the earthquake of Riobamba in 1797, [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] they passed by the Andes of Azuay to Cuenza.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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27: Cuenca
Date visited: July 13, 1802
“After having examined the country overturned by the earthquake of Riobamba in 1797, [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] passed by the Andes of Azuay to Cuenca.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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28: Loja
Dates visited: July 23 to 28, 1802
"With immense difficulties in transporting their instruments and collections [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] passed by the forest (páramo) of Saraguro to Loja and from thence to the province of Jaén de Bracamorros. In two days they had to cross the dangerous Huancabamba River thirty-five times."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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29: Guayaquil
Dates visited: January 3, 1803 to February 15, 1803
“From Lima our travelers [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] passed by sea to Guayaquil, situated on the brink of a river, where the palm trees are beautiful beyond description. They heard persistent rumbles from the volcano Cotopaxi, but on Jahuary 6, 1803, it made an alarming explosion. The travelers immediately set off to visit the volcano for a second time, when, after being exposed for seven days to the dreadful attacks of the mosquitoes of Babahoyo and Ujibar, the unexpected news about the imminent departure of the frigate Atlanta caused them to return.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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30: Babahoyo
Date visited: Febrauary 4, 1803
“From Lima our travelers [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] passed by sea to Guayaquil, situated on the brink of a river, where the palm trees are beautiful beyond description. They heard persistent rumbles from the volcano Cotopaxi, but on Jahuary 6, 1803, it made an alarming explosion. The travelers immediately set off to visit the volcano for a second time, when, after being exposed for seven days to the dreadful attacks of the mosquitoes of Babahoyo and Ujibar, the unexpected news about the imminent departure of the frigate Atlanta caused them to return.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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31: Tobago
Date visited: July 13, 1799
Humboldt: “ . . . the sun proved clearly that the high land in the horizon was not Trinidad, but, Tobago . . . The island of Tobago presents itself under a very picturesque aspect. It is a heap of rocks carefully cultivated. The dazzling whiteness of the stone forms an agreeable contrast with the verdure of some scattered tufts of trees.” Personal Narrative, II, chapter 3, pp. 27–8. 
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32: Boca del Dragon
Date visited: July 14, 1799
Humboldt: “at sunrise we were in sight of the Bocca-del-Drago.” Personal Narrative, II, chapter 3, p. 30 
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33: Coast of Paria
Date visited: July 15, 1799
Humboldt: “The coast of Paria stretches to the west, forming a wall of rocks of no great height, with rounded tops and a waving outline.” Personal Narrative, II, chapter 3, p. 38. 
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34: Coche
Date visited: July 15, 1799
Humboldt: “Our inexperience had led us into the channel to the south of Coche; and as at this period the English cruisers frequented this passage, the Indians had taken us for an enemy's ship. . . . They gave us some fresh cocoa nuts, and very beautifully colored fish of the chaetodon genus. What riches to our eyes were contained in the canoes of these poor Indians! Broad spreading leaves of vijao‡ covered bunches of plantains. The scaly cuirass of an armadillo, the fruit of the calabash tree, crescentia cujete, used as a cup by the natives, the productions most common in the cabinets of Europe, had a peculiar charm for us, because they reminded us, that, having reached the torrid zone, we had attained the end toward which our wishes had been so long directed.” Personal Narrative, II, chapter 3, pp. 44–5.
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35: Cumaná
Dates visited: July 16, 1799, August 21, 1799 and September 24, 1799
“In July [Humboldt and Bonpland] arrived at the port of Cumaná, in South America. In 1799, they visited the coast of Paria, the missions of the Chaima Indians, the provinces of New Andalusia, New Barcelona, Venezuela, and Spanish Guayana.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
Date visited: August 27,1800
Humboldt and Bonpland “returned to Cumaná by the plains of Cari and the mission of the Carib Indians, a race of red men very different from any other, and probably, after the Patagonians, the tallest and most robust in the world.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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36: Caracas
Date visited: Nov 25, 1799
In January 1800, Humboldt and Bonpland “left Caracas to visit the beautiful valleys of Aragua, where the great lake of Valencia recalls to the mind the views of the lake of Geneva, embellished by the majesty of the vegetation of the tropics.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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37: Laguna de Valencia (Tacarigua)
Dates visited: Feb 23, 1800 and March 6, 1800
In January 1800, Humboldt and Bonpland “left Caracas to visit the beautiful valleys of Aragua, where the great lake of Valencia recalls to the mind the views of the lake of Geneva, embellished by the majesty of the vegetation of the tropics.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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38: Puerto Cabello
Dates visited: Feb 27 to March 1, 1800
"From Puerto Cabello [Humboldt and Bonpland] crossed, to the south, the immense plains of Calobozo ..."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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39: Calabozo
Date visited: March 14, 1800
“From Puerto Cabello [Humboldt and Bonpland] crossed, to the south, the immense plains of Calobozo, Apure and of the Orinoco, also Los Llanos, a desert similar to those of Africa. . . . “ A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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40: San Fernando de Apure
Date visited: March 27, 1800
"At San Fernando de Apure, in the provinces of Barinas, [Humboldt and Bonpland] began that fatiguing navigation of nearly 1000 marine leagues, executed in canoes, with the assistance of chronometers making a chart of the country, the satellites of Jupiter, and the lunar distances." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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41: Río Apure
Date visited: April 5, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland “went down the river Apure, which empties itself into the Orinoco, at 7 degrees of latitude. They continued on the Orinoco (passing the celebrated cataracts of Atures and Maypures) to the mouth of the Guaviare. A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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42: R?o Apure / R?o Orinoco
Humboldt and Bonpland "went down the river Apure, which empties itself into the Orinoco, at seven degrees of latitude." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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43: Tortuga
Date visited: April 6, 1800
"Humboldt and Bonpland landed eleven in the morning in an island, which the Indians of the missions of Uruana considered as their property and which is placed in the middle of the river. This islalnd is celebrated for the turtle fishery, or as they say here, cosecha, or the harvest of eggs that takes place annually.. . . . We were on a plain of sand perfectly smooth, and we were told that as far as we could see along the beach turtles' eggs were concealed under a layer of earth. . . . the number of turtles which annually deposit their eggs on the banks of the Lower Orinoko is near a million (the number of egges, ca. 33 million)." A. v. Humboldt, Personal Narrtive, vol. 4, pp. 475-498. 
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44: Raudales de Atures
Date visited: April 13, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland “went down on the river Apure, which empties itself into the Orinoco, at 7 degrees of latitude. They continued on the Orinoco (passing the celebrated cataracts of Atures and Maypures) to the mouth of the Guaviare. A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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45: Raudales de Maipures
Date visited: April 18, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland “went down the river Apure, which empties itself into the Orinoco, at 7 degrees of latitude. They continued on the Orinoco (passing the celebrated cataracts of Atures and Maypures) to the mouth of the Guaviare. A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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46: Río Guaviare and San Fernando de Atabapo
Date visited: April 24, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland “went down the river Apure, which empties itself into the Orinoco, at 7 degrees of latitude. They continued on the Orinoco (passing the celebrated cataracts of Atures and Maypures) to the mouth of the Guaviare [San Fernando de Atabapo]. A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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47: Río Atabapo
Dates visited: April 26 to May 6, 1800
"From the Guaviare [Humboldt and Bonpland] continued their travel on the small rivers of [Atabapo], Tuamini, and Temi.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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48: Yavita
Date visited: May 1, 1800
“From the mission of Yavita [Humboldt and Bonpland] crossed by land to the sources of the famous Río Negro. . . .About 30 Indians carried canoes through woods of Mani, Lecythis, and Laurus Cinamoides to the Caño (or creek) of Pimichin. It was by this small stream that the travelers entered the Río Negro, or Black River . . .”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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49: Río Negro
Date visited: May 7, 1800
“From the mission of Yavita [Humboldt and Bonpland] crossed by land to the sources of the famous Río Negro. . . .About 30 Indians carried canoes through woods of Mani, Lecythis, and Laurus Cinamoides to the Caño (or creek) of Pimichin. It was by this small stream that the travelers entered the Río Negro, or Black River . . .”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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50: San Carlos
Date visited: May 10, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland continued “to San Carlos, which has been erroneously supposed to be placed under the equator, or just at the frontiers of Great Para, in the government of Bra[z]il. . . . From the fortress of San Carlos on the Río Negro, [Humboldt] went north up that river and the Casiquiare to the Orinoco, and on this river to the volcano Duida or the mission of the Esmeralda, near the source of the Orinoco. The Guaicá Indians (a race of men almost pygmies, very white and very warlike) render fruitless any attempts to reach the source of the river.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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51: Río Casiquiare
Date visited: May 21, 1800
"From the fortress of San Carlos on the Río Negro, Humboldt went north up that river and the Casiquiare to the Orinoco, and on this river to the volcano Duida or the mission of the Esmeralda, near the source of the Orinoco."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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52: Esmeralda
Date visited: May 22, 1800
“From the fortress of San Carlos on the Río Negro, Mr. H[umboldt] went north up that river and the Casiquiare to the Orinoco, and on this river to the volcano Duida or the mission of the Esmeralda, near the source of the Orinoco. The Guaicá Indians (a race of men almost pygmies, very white and very warlike) render fruitless any attempts to reach the source of the river.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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53: Río Orinoco
"From the Esmeralda [Humboldt and Bonpland] went down the Orinoco, when the waters rose, towards its mouth at San Thomas de Guayana, or the Angostura [Ciudad Bolívar]."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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54: Angostura (Ciudad Bolivar)
Dates visited: June 13 to July 10, 1800
“From the Esmeralda Humboldt and Bonpland went down the Orinoco, when the waters rose, towards its mouths at San Thomas de la Guayana or Angostura [Ciudad Bolivar].” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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55: Pariaguan (Villa del Pao)
Date visited: June 15, 1800
Humboldt and Bonpland "returned to Cumaná by the plains of Cari and the mission of the Carib Indians, a race of red men very different from any other, and probably, after the Patagonians, the tallest and most robust in the world."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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56: Barcelona
Dates visited: July 23, 1800 to August 26, 1800
“After remaining some months at New Barcelona and Cumaná, [Humboldt and Bonpland] arrived in Havana, after a tedious and dangerous navigation, the vessel being in the night on the point of striking upon the Vibora rocks. For threemonths Humboldt remained on the island of Cuba...” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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57: Aranjuez
Dates visited: April 20 to June 5, 1799
“After a residence of some months at the Spanish court [at Aranjuez], during which time the king showed a strong personal interest in the plan, Humboldt, in June 1799, left Europe [for the American continent], accompanied by Bonpland.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, during the Years 1799-1804.- Volume I, Chapter I, Paragraph 22
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58: Pico de Teide
Date visited: June 21, 1799
Humboldt and Bonpland “left Coruña in the Spanish ship Pizarro, for the Canary Islands, where they ascended to the crater of the Peak of Teide, and made experiments on the analysis of the air.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
http://humboldt.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/. 
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59: Havana
Dates visited: Dec 19, 1800 to March 5, 1801
“After remaining some months at New Barcelona and Cumaná, [Humboldt and Bonpland] arrived in Havana, after a tedious and dangerous navigation, the vessel being in the night on the point of striking upon the Vibora rocks. Mr. Humboldt remained three months in the island of Cuba...” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
Date visited: March 19 to April 29, 1804
“ In Havana Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar assembled the collections that they had left there in 1801 and, after brief visits in Philadelphia [and Washington], they embarked for France, in July 1804. Their expedition of some six years yielded a collection of 6,000 different species of plants (most of which were unknown in Europe) and numerous mineralogical, astronomical, chemical, and moral observations. Humboldt accords the highest possible praise to the Spanish government for its liberal protection."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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60: Acapulco
Date visited: March 22, 1803
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar "had a fortunate passage on the Pacific Ocean to Acapulco, the western port of the kingdom of New Spain, famous for the beauty of its harbor. It appears to have been formed by earthquakes at the expense of misery for its inhabitants, who also endoure a climate that is just as hot as it is unhealthy. . . . They ascended from Acapulco to Taxco, celebrated for its mines, as interesting as they are ancient. . . . They passed through Taxco and Cuernavaca on the way to the capital of Mexico.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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61: Mexcala (Mescala)
Date visited: April 4, 1803
Humboldt and Bonpland and Montúfar "climbed gradually from the blazing valley of Mescala and Papagayo, where the temperatures of Reaumur’s thermometer range constantly from 28° to 31° (95° to 101° Fahr.) to a region 600 or 700 toises [3,838 to 4,477 feet] above sea level, where you find oaks and pines, and the fougere (fern) are as large as trees, and where European grains are cultivated."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
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62: Taxco (Tasco)
Date visited: April 5, 1803
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “ascended from Acapulco to Taxco, celebrated for its mines, as interesting as they are ancient. . . . They passed through Taxco and Cuernavaca on the way to the capital of Mexico.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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63: Mexico City
Date visited: April 12, 1803 to January 20, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar "passed through Taxco and Cuernavaca on the way to the capital of Mexico. This city, of 150,000 inhabitants, is situated on the ancient site of Tenochtitlán, between the lakes of Texcoco and Xochimilco, lakes that have become smaller since the Spaniards have opened the Huecheutoca canal in sight of two snow-topped mountains, of which one, Popocatépetl, is even now an active volcano, surrounded by a great number of walks, trees, and Indian villages.
This capital of Mexico, situated 1,160 toises [7,419 feet] above sea level in a mild and temperate climate, may doubtless compare to some of the finest cities in Europe. Great scientific establishments, such the Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving, the College of Mines, (owing to the liberality of the Company of Miners of Mexico), and the Botanical Garden, do honor to the governments that created them.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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64: Real del Monte
Date visited: May 1804
" After a few months in the valley of Mexico and after determining the longitude of the capital, which had been recorded with an error of nearly two degrees, [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] visited the mines of Morán, Real del Monte."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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65: Querétaro
Date visited: August 4, 1803
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “passed through Querétaro and Salamanca to Guanajuato, a city of fifty thousand inhabitants, celebrated for its mines, richer than those of Potosi. Count Valenciana's mine, which has a perpendicular deppth of 1,840 French feet [1,963 English feet], is the deepest and richest mine of the universe.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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66: Guanajuato
Date visited: August 8, 1803
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “passed through Querétaro and Salamanca to Guanajuato, a city of fifty thousand inhabitants, celebrated for its mines, richer than those of Potosi. Count Valenciana's mines, which has a perpendicular depth of 1,840 French feet [1,963 English feet], is the deepest and richest mine of the universe.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
“From Guanajuato [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] returned by way of the valley of Santiago to Valladolid [today: Morelia], in the ancient kingdom of Michoacán, one of the most fertile and charming provinces of the kingdom.” A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
Más sobre Guanajuato
67: Valladolid (Morelia)
Date visited: September 14, 1803
“From Guanajuato [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] returned by the valley of Santiago to Valladolid [today: Morelia], in the ancient kingdom of Michoacán, one of the most fertile and charming provinces of the kingdom.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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68: Pátzcuaro
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “descended from Pátzcuaro towards the coast of the Pacific Ocean to the plains of Jorullo . . . They arrived almost to the bottom of the crater of the great volcano of Jorullo, of which they analyzed the air, and found it strongly impregnated with carbonic acid.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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69: Toluca
Date visited: September 28, 1803
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar "almost reached the bottom of the crater, and they analyzed the air, which they found to be strongly impregnated with carbonic acid. They returned to Mexico City by way of the valley of Toluca and there visited the volcano and climbed to its highest point, 14,400 French feet [15,360 English feet] above sea level."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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70: Popocatépetl
Date visited: January 24, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland , and Montúfar "passed through Taxco and Cuernavaca on the way to the capital of Mexico. This city, of 150,000 inhabitants, is situated on the ancient site of Tenochtitlán, between the lakes of Texcoco and Xochimilco, lakes that have become smaller since the Spaniards have opened the Huecheutoca canal in sight of two snow-topped mountains, of which one, Popocatépetl, is even now an active volcano, surrounded by a great number of walks, trees, and Indian villages." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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71: Iztaccihiuatl
Date visited: January 24, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “conducted their researches on the eastern descent of the cordilleras, where they measured the mountains Nevados de La Puebla, Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, the great peak of Orizaba, and the Cofre de Perote. At the summit of Cofre de Perote Humboldt observed the meridian height of the sun." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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72: Orizaba
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “conducted their researches on the eastern descent of the cordilleras, where they measured the mountains Nevados de La Puebla, Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, the great peak of Orizaba, and the Cofre de Perote. At the summit of Cofre de Perote Humboldt observed the meridian height of the sun." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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73: Cofre de Perote
Date visited: February 7, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “conducted their researches on the eastern descent of the cordilleras, where they measured the mountains Nevados de La Puebla, Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, the great peak of Orizaba, and the Cofre de Perote. At the summit of Cofre de Perote Humboldt observed the meridian height of the sun. Finally, after a brief sojourn in Jalapa, they began their journey to Havana from Vera Cruz." A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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74: Xalapa
Date visited: February 10, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “conducted their researches on the eastern descent of the cordilleras, where they measured the mountains Nevados de La Puebla, Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, the great peak of Orizaba, and the Cofre de Perote. At the summit of Cofre de Perote Humboldt observed the meridian height of the sun. Finally, after a brief sojourn in Jalapa, they began their journey to Havana from Vera Cruz."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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75: Vera Cruz
Date visited: February 19, 1804
Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar “conducted their researches on the eastern descent of the cordilleras, where they measured the mountains Nevados de La Puebla, Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, the great peak of Orizaba, and the Cofre de Perote. At the summit of Cofre de Perote Humboldt observed the meridian height of the sun. Finally, after a brief sojourn in Jalapa, they began their journey to Havana from Vera Cruz."
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804 
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