The view of these open plains was very refreshing, after being hemmed in and buried in the wilderness of trees.

The uniformity of a forest soon becomes very wearisome.

This west coast makes me remember with pleasure the free, unbounded plains of Patagonia; yet, with the true spirit of contradiction, I cannot forget how sublime is the silence of the forest.

The Llanos are the most fertile and thickly peopled parts of the country, as they possess the immense advantage of being nearly free from trees.

Before leaving the forest we crossed some flat little lawns, around which single trees stood, as in an English park: I have often noticed with surprise, in wooded undulatory districts, that the quite level parts have been destitute of trees.