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To my certain knowledge, he hath an abundant hoard of provisions in barbacoas concealed in the forest, and of gold, also, vast quantities hidden in the reeds and thickets.

From Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa by Ober, Frederick Albion

The barbacoas are constructed in the following manner.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

Both bohios and barbacoas were subject to removal or abandonment whenever the game of the neighborhood grew scarce, the soil unfruitful, or a pestilence decimated the tribe, following the dictates of danger or necessity.

From Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa by Ober, Frederick Albion

Balboa was greatly diverted by these barbacoas up in the air and their agile inhabitants.

From Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa by Ober, Frederick Albion