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In the order of our march the squeezes went first, formingimmense rolls covered with tarpaulin. We followed in silence,and our band had all the appearance of a funeral processionconveying the sacred ornaments of the priests of olden time.
We reached Citas without accident, and two days later werein Merida. The road to Kabah, our next stage, passing by Ticul, lies asusual through a flat tract of land, varied here and there by-plantations of henequen and maize.
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. File information. Structured data. Captions English Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Summary [ edit ] Description The ancient cities of the New World - being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from We reach the haciendaof Uayalceh about nine oclock, where we make a stay of a 2 B 2 ;72 The Ancient Cities of the New World, few hours to breakfast, visit the plantations and the house,consisting of an immense pile of building surrounded bycloisters, reared on an elevated eminence, presumably the siteof an Indian palace; it being doubtful whether the Spanishbuilder w Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
