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21 (From the painting in Mexico.)

PREHISTORIC MEXICO: TOLTEC PYRAMID OR TEOCALLI OF
THE SUN AT SAN JUAN
TEOTIHUACAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (Exploration and
restoration work being carried on.)
THE VALLEY OF MEXICO; VIEW ON LAKE TEXCOCO; THE
MODERN CITY OF MEXICO IN THE
DISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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 .