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- proper noun A family of
languages spoken inBolivia
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Volcán Tacana (Chiapas): fragile ecosystems in Chiapas, adjacent to Guatamala.
Did you know? Mexico has over thirty UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves 2008
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Volcán Tacana (Chiapas): fragile ecosystems in Chiapas, adjacent to Guatamala.
Did you know? Mexico has over thirty UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves 2008
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For another week I followed various leads until finally, on a Sunday, I found it growing outside a Tacana Indian village some fifty miles into the forest from Rurrenabaque.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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For another week I followed various leads until finally, on a Sunday, I found it growing outside a Tacana Indian village some fifty miles into the forest from Rurrenabaque.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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In fact, this whole trip she's wondered when she's going to start coming back together again; her first week she bundled up, wore a wig, and went and did some touristy things like the gondola ride to the top of Tacana and the rain forest hike.
Mother Of Storms Barnes, John, 1957- 1994
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The civilized Tacana wear as their principal garment a sleeveless shirt or chemise, keeping the head and feet bare.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The group includes: the Tacana proper, the Isiamo, the Cavina, and the Aten or
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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In 1832 the five Tacana missions contained 5304 Christian Indians, while the wild Toromona were estimated at 1000 more.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Aside from personal recollections of the writer, gathered during years of intercourse with this prelate, there is a short biographical sketch, by Lafone y Quevedo, in Tacana, Arte, vocabulario etc.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Yurucare, the Tacana are noted for their light complexion, fine features, and tall stature, averaging over five and a half feet.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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