(Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of ascertaining the practicability of a navigable communication with the Atlantic, by the rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon / by W. Smyth and F. Lowe. 1836)
Se estableció nuestra amistad, nos sentamos en el suelo a tomar un buen desayuno, que constaba de carne de tortuga, vaca marina, aves de corral, y un pavo asado, preparado por el Padre.
Durante la comida le regalamos una botellita de Pisco Italia (un licor hecho en Pisco, cerca de Lima, a partir de la uva), que, a pesar de muchas tentaciones por abrirlo, lo habíamos reservado para esta ocasión.
Cuando terminó el desayuno, nos propusimos de dirigirnos directamente a Sarayacu, pero como empezaba la lluvia, tuvimos que aplazar el viaje hasta el día siguiente.
Our friendship being established, we sat down on the ground to a very good breakfast, consisting of turtle, vaca marina, fowls, and a roasted curassow, provided by the Padre.
During the repast we presented him with a small jar of Pisco Italia (a cordial made at Pisco, near Lima, from the grape), which, in spite of many temptations to open, we had reserved for this occasion. When breakfast was over
When breakfast was over, we proposed proceeding direct to Sarayacu, but the rain setting in, we deferred the journey till the following day.
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