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THE LAND OF THE AZTEC CONQUESTS: MAIZE FIELDS NEAR ESPERANZA, STATE OF PUEBLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF EL FOLOC AT CHICHEN-YTZA, YUCATAN . . 35
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: THE PYRAMID OF THE SUN AT TEOTIHUACAN IN THE VALLEY OF MEXICO, SEEN FROM THE PYRAMID OF THE MOON . . . . . . . 38
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; FACADE OF THE HALL OF THE COLUMNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 (The steps have been "restored" by the photographer.)
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; HALL OF THE MONOLITHS OR COLUMNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; THE HALL OF THE GRECQUES . . . 48
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF TEMPLE AT CHICHEN-YTZA, IN YUCATAN . 53
PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF "THE PALACE" AT CHICHEN-YTZA IN YUCATAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
THE LAND OF THE CONQUEST: STATE OF VERA CRUZ; VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY; THE TOWN OF MALTRATA IS SEEN THOUSANDS OF FEET BELOW . . 68
THE LAND OF THE CONQUEST: A VALLEY IN THE STATE OF VERA CRUZ, ON THE LINE OF THE MEXICAN RAILWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
THE LAKES OF THE VALLEY OF MEXICO AT THE TIME OF THE CONQUEST, SHOWING THE CAUSEWAYS TO THE AZTEC ISLAND-CITY OF TENOCHTITLAN . . 76 (From Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico.")
THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO: CORTES AT THE BATTLE OF OTUMBA . . . . . . 87 (From the painting by Ramirez.)
GUANAJUATO AS SEEN FROM THE HILLS: THE HISTORIC TREASURE-HOUSE OF MEXICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
STATUE OF HIDALGO AT MONTERREY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
THE CASTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
CITY OF OAXACA: SPANISH-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE; THE PORTALES OF THE MUNICIPAL PALACE AND PLAZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, GENERAL PORFIRIO DIAZ . . . . . . . . . . 132
MEXICO'S ARTIFICIAL HARBOURS ON THE ATLANTIC: THE NEW PORT WORKS AT VERA CRUZ, A SOLID AND COSTLY ENTERPRISE . . . . . . . . . . . 136
ASCENDING THE MEXICAN CORDILLERA, OR EASTERN SIERRA MADRE: THE RAILWAY IS SEEN IN THE VALLEY FAR BELOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
THE PEAK OF ORIZABA; PLAZA OF THE CITY OF CORDOVA . . . . . . . . 140
THE FALLS OF JUANACATLAN: THE NIAGARA OF MEXICO . . . . . . . . . 144
THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE: GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY AND ENVIRONS OF COLIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
A RARE OCCURRENCE: SNOWFALL IN A MEXICAN TOWN; VIEW OF THE PLAZA OF LERDO, ON THE GREAT PLATEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
A ROAD IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE, WITH PALMS AND VEGETATION . . . . . 151
VEGETATION IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
THE MEXICAN PEONES: STREET SCENE AT CORDOVA . . . . . . . . . . . 160
TYPES OF MEXICANS OF THE UPPER CLASS: AN ARCHBISHOP; A FAMOUS GENERAL AND MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS; A FAMOUS MINISTER OF FINANCE, SENOR LIMANTOUR; A STATE GOVERNOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
MEXICAN LIFE: THE CATHEDRAL AND THE PENITENTIARY, CITY OF PUEBLA . 166
THE FAMOUS MEXICAN "RURALES," OR MEXICAN MOUNTED POLICE . . . . . 172
SPANISH-COLONIAL CHURCH ARCHITECTURE: A TYPICAL MEXICAN TEMPLE . . 176
SPANISH-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE: THE PORTALES OF CHOLULA .