Sentence examples for geographic expedition from inspiring English sources

By the time of the second National Geographic expedition, however, Peru had become increasingly hostile to Bingham's activities, and the explorer was accused of spiriting Inca gold out of the country.

The first serious accounts of rubber production and the primitive Native American system of manufacture were given in the 18th century by Charles-Marie de La Condamine, a member of a French geographic expedition sent to South America in 1735.

Powell is best known for his 1869 Geographic Expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers, during which he completed the first known passage through the Grand Canyon by a non-indigenous group.

History and art intersect in Houghton Library exhibits on the Spanish-American War (through June) and Russian Revolution (through Dec. 21), as well as a writing workshop keyed off the play "Men on Boats" about the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition on the Colorado River (Sept . 27.

To the south they came on a valley that they called "The Valley of the Geographic Expedition" "here it was that they located the ruins of Ciudad Blanca, known in the ancient language as Tlapal-lan-Huehuetlal-lan that it is though was part of the ancient realm of Payaquí or Hueytlato".

The Powell Geographic Expedition entered the area in 1869 after their first trip through the Grand Canyon.

However, Geographic Expeditions offers such a trip.

To tour, try Geographic Expeditions (www.geoex.com).

Geographic Expeditions, 2627 Lombard Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Geographic Expeditions, (800) 777-8183, www.geoex.com, of San Francisco has 22 years' experience specializing in "challenging and unusual destinations".

Geographic Expeditions will take up to 16 people on an 18-day trip on March 12.