Status Updates From El viatge del Beagle

"This close agreement in structure and habits, in representative species coming from opposite quarters of a great continent, always strikes one as interesting, though of common occurrence."

Darwin, Charles . The Voyage of the Beagle (illustrated) . Kindle Edition.

"All distances are inaccurately known. The road is often marked by crosses, in the place of milestones, to signify where human blood has been spilled. On the evening of the 23rd we arrived at Rio, having finished our pleasant little excursion."

Darwin, Charles . The Voyage of the Beagle (illustrated) . Kindle Edition.