Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Harry Alverson Franck
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Lake Chapala from the estate of Ribero Castellanos. The head farmer of the estate under an aged fig-tree. A Mexican village. Making glazed floor tiles on a Mexican estate. Vast seas of Indian corn stretch to pine-clad hills, while around them are guard-shacks at frequent intervals. Interior of a Mexican hut at cooking time. Fall plowing near Patzcuaro. Modern transportation along the ancient highway from Tzintzuntzan, the former Tarascan capital. In the church of ancient Tzintzuntzan is a "Descent from the Cross" ascribed to Titian. Indians waiting outside the door of the priest's house in Tzintzuntzan. A corner of Morelia, capital of Michoacan, and its ancient aqueduct. The spot and hour in which Maximilian was shot, with the chapel since erected by Austria. The market of Tlaxcala, the ancient inhabitants of which aided Cortez in |
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