# Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2

An audiobook by Aimé Bonpland and Alexander von Humboldt, read by LibriVox volunteers (22 h 1 min, English).

In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at Lake Valencia in the llanos of Venezuela and then travelling the mighty South American river, the Orinoco, and its tributaries, for 75 days in a dugout canoe, guided by local Indians and accompanied by one of the local missionaries. As in Volume 1, von Humboldt describes the people, plants, animals, geography and geology of the region. These descriptions include his famous experiments on electic eels as well as descriptions of the arrau tortoise, river porpoises, crocodiles, jaguars and caribe (flesh eating) fish. Likewise there are narratives of the sights, sounds and smells of the scenery through which they passed, and accounts of the peoples of the Orinoco basin. Their canoe carried themselves and their provisions, but also their scientific instruments, collections, and a menagerie of caged birds and monkeys. von Humbold summarises the difficulties of the voyage. “The inconveniences endured at sea in small vessels are trivial in comparison with those that are suffered under a burning sky, surrounded by swarms of mosquitos, and lying stretched in a…

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## Chapters

1. Chapter 2.16, Part 1 (27:45): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_01_humboldt_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter 2.16, Part 2 (23:17): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_02_humboldt_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter 2.16, Part 3 (24:59): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_03_humboldt_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter 2.16, Part 4 (21:33): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_04_humboldt_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter 2.16, Part 5 (26:21): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_05_humboldt_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter 2.16, Part 6 (20:27): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_06_humboldt_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter 2.16, Part 7 (26:11): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_07_humboldt_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter 2.17, Part 1 (29:20): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_08_humboldt_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter 2.17, Part 2 (27:06): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_09_humboldt_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter 2.17, Part 3 (22:02): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_10_humboldt_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter 2.17, Part 4 (29:48): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_11_humboldt_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter 2.17, Part 5 (26:56): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_12_humboldt_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter 2.17, Part 6 (35:55): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_13_humboldt_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter 2.18, Part 1 (34:46): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_14_humboldt_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter 2.18, Part 2 (31:11): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_15_humboldt_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter 2.18, Part 3 (24:23): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_16_humboldt_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter 2.19, Part 1 (25:48): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_17_humboldt_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter 2.19, Part 2 (25:19): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_18_humboldt_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter 2.19, Part 3 (21:48): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_19_humboldt_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter 2.19, Part 4 (31:20): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_20_humboldt_64kb.mp3
21. Chapter 2.19, Part 5 (28:15): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_21_humboldt_64kb.mp3
22. Chapter 2.19, Part 6 (19:44): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_22_humboldt_64kb.mp3
23. Chapter 2.20, Part 1 (20:57): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_23_humboldt_64kb.mp3
24. Chapter 2.20, Part 2 (26:57): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_24_humboldt_64kb.mp3
25. Chapter 2.20, Part 3 (28:09): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_25_humboldt_64kb.mp3
26. Chapter 2.20, Part 4 (21:25): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_26_humboldt_64kb.mp3
27. Chapter 2.20, Part 5 (19:45): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_27_humboldt_64kb.mp3
28. Chapter 2.20, Part 6 (22:46): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_28_humboldt_64kb.mp3
29. Chapter 2.21, Part 1 (21:35): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_29_humboldt_64kb.mp3
30. Chapter 2.21, Part 2 (23:51): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_30_humboldt_64kb.mp3
31. Chapter 2.21, Part 3 (26:16): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_31_humboldt_64kb.mp3
32. Chapter 2.21, Part 4 (29:09): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_32_humboldt_64kb.mp3
33. Chapter 2.22, Part 1 (25:01): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_33_humboldt_64kb.mp3
34. Chapter 2.22, Part 2 (21:28): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_34_humboldt_64kb.mp3
35. Chapter 2.22, Part 3 (18:40): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_35_humboldt_64kb.mp3
36. Chapter 2.22, Part 4 (25:01): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_36_humboldt_64kb.mp3
37. Chapter 2.22, Part 5 (26:08): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_37_humboldt_64kb.mp3
38. Chapter 2.23, Part 1 (28:06): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_38_humboldt_64kb.mp3
39. Chapter 2.23, Part 2 (29:33): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_39_humboldt_64kb.mp3
40. Chapter 2.23, Part 3 (24:49): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_40_humboldt_64kb.mp3
41. Chapter 2.23, Part 4 (29:59): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_41_humboldt_64kb.mp3
42. Chapter 2.23, Part 5 (21:06): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_42_humboldt_64kb.mp3
43. Chapter 2.23, Part 6 (19:19): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_43_humboldt_64kb.mp3
44. Chapter 2.24, Part 1 (16:55): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_44_humboldt_64kb.mp3
45. Chapter 2.24, Part 2 (31:39): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_45_humboldt_64kb.mp3
46. Chapter 2.24, Part 3 (19:03): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_46_humboldt_64kb.mp3
47. Chapter 2.24, Part 4 (21:26): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_47_humboldt_64kb.mp3
48. Chapter 2.24, Part 5 (23:59): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_48_humboldt_64kb.mp3
49. Chapter 2.24, Part 6 (30:32): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_49_humboldt_64kb.mp3
50. Chapter 2.24, Part 7 (38:05): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_50_humboldt_64kb.mp3
51. Chapter 2.24, Part 8 (24:59): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_51_humboldt_64kb.mp3
52. Chapter 2.24, Part 9 (19:56): https://archive.org/download/personal_narrative_1799-1804_vol2_1703_librivox/personalnarrativel2_52_humboldt_64kb.mp3