Travels amongst American Indians - their ancient earthworks and temples - including a journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a visit to the ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal (14783486705)

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Title: Travels amongst American Indians : their ancient earthworks and temples : including a journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a visit to the ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

Year: 1894 (1890s)

Authors: Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906

Subjects: Indians -- Antiquities Guatemala -- Antiquities Mexico -- Antiquities North America -- Description and travel

Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston & Company

Contributing Library: Brown University Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brown University

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ters was over-spread by running tongues of brilliantly coloured flames. Theisland was composed of cinders and ashes, whose porous naturecould never permit any lodgement of water upon them. Iexamined several of the craters of the extinct volcanoes on theislands adjacent to Aphroessa, and there was no instance of anysmall pond or collection of water existing within them. The in-terior of the Volcan de Agua, possibly contained a thick sub-stratum of water-bearing pozzolana. An account of the volcanoes of Santorin was given by SirCharles Lyell. Principles of Geology. Vol. ii, pp. 70. 200 COMOLAPA. look down upon the ruined cities with grandeur andrejDose. On the mornins: of our departure from La AntiguaGuatemala, we rode through the Plaza and passednear to the ancient palace of the Spanish governors,the public buildings, and the cathedral. All theseruins looked beautiful in the clear light of dawn. As the sun rose we began to ascend the hills.When we reached the summit I stopped for a few

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Volcaii de Agua. Volcan de Fuego. minutes for the purpose of observing, towards thesouth, the lofty cones of Agua and Fuego whosegraceful outlines were clear and distinct in theatmosphere of a deep blue tropical sky. In the fore-noon we reached Chimaltenango, which was once aplace of importance but is now becoming deserted.Beyond this town we followed a track leading to thevillage of Comolapa, and had to descend an abrupt COMOLAPA. 201 and deep ravine, which crossed that part of thecountry. We then rode up a long hill and passednear several groups of oak trees, whose leaflessbranches were made gay by clusters of brilliantlycoloured orchids. Upon arriving at Comolapa, I obtained a room ina little inn, where we arranged to remain for thenight, having already accomplished a distance ofnine leagues. The parish jjriest, Padre Rodriguez,proposed that I should join him at supper, at whichmeal there also appeared a Mexican, travelling onhis way to Guatemala from the frontier, and who wasable

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