LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| AN IDYLL OF MEXICO: INDIAN CARRIERS, RUINED CHURCH, AND SNOW-CLAD PEAK OF ORIZABA | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| THE ATLANTIC SLOPE: TUNNEL AND BRIDGE OF THE INFIERNILLO CAÑON ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY, IN THE STATE OF VERA CRUZ | [4] |
| THE GREAT PLATEAU: NIGHTFALL IN THE DESERT | [7] |
| ON THE GREAT PLATEAU: VIEW OF THE CITY OF DURANGO | [9] |
| ORIZABA, CAPPED WITH PERPETUAL SNOW: VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY AT CORDOBA | [14] |
| PINE-CLAD HILLS FORMING THE RIM OF THE VALLEY OF MEXICO, 8,000 FEET ELEVATION ABOVE SEA-LEVEL | [16] |
| TYPICAL VILLAGE OF THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE, STATE OF COLIMA | [18] |
| THE FINDING OF THE SITE FOR THE PREHISTORIC CITY OF MEXICO BY THE FIRST AZTECS (From the painting in Mexico.) | [21] |
| PREHISTORIC MEXICO: TOLTEC PYRAMID OR TEOCALLI OF THE SUN AT SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN (Exploration and restoration work being carried on.) | [24] |
| 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; FAÇADE OF THE HALL OF THE COLUMNS (The steps have been "restored" by the photographer.) | [41] |
| 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 (From Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico.") | [76] |
| THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO: CORTES AT THE BATTLE OF OTUMBA (From the painting by Ramirez.) | [87] |
| 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, SEÑOR 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 | [180] |
| A PUBLIC GARDEN IN TROPICAL MEXICO: VIEW AT COLIMA | [184] |
| THE VALLEY OF MEXICO: THE GREAT DRAINAGE CANAL | [188] |
| THE CATHEDRAL OF THE CITY OF MEXICO | [191] |
| BULL-FIGHT IN THE CITY OF MEXICO, SHOWING THE SPECTATORS OF THE "SOL," THE PICADORES, AND THE ENTERING BULL | [194] |
| MEXICAN STREET SCENE: A PULQUE SHOP WITH ARTISTICALLY-PAINTED EXTERIOR | [198] |
| MEXICAN ARTILLERY: A WAYSIDE ENCAMPMENT | [202] |
| CITY OF GUADALAJARA: INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL | [208] |
| A TOBACCO-PRODUCING HACIENDA: STATE OF VERA CRUZ | [213] |
| MEXICAN PEON LIFE: TYPICAL VILLAGE MARKET-PLACE | [215] |
| THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE: COCOA-NUT PALMS AT COLIMA | [230] |
| LIFE AND TRAVEL IN MEXICO: MULES, PEON, AND CACTUS | [235] |
| NATIVE WOMEN OF TEHUANTEPEC: ORDINARY DRESS AND CHURCH-GOING COSTUMES | [240] |
| THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE: THE PLAZA AND ENVIRONS OF THE CITY OF COLIMA | [302] |
| MEXICAN ARTIFICIAL HARBOURS ON THE PACIFIC COAST: THE NEW PORT WORKS OF SALINA CRUZ, TERMINUS OF THE TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY | [306] |
| GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY OF MONTERREY, STATE OF NUEVO LEON, UPON THE GREAT PLATEAU | [311] |
| TYPICAL SIDE STREET IN MEXICAN VILLAGE: THE TOWN OF AMECA AND CLOUD-EFFECT ON POPOCATEPETL | [319] |
| STATE OF VERA CRUZ: THE BARRANCA OR RAVINE OF MITLAC; VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY (Far below in the valley is seen the bridge depicted at [p. 340].) | [322] |
| VERA CRUZ: SHIPPING IN THE NEW HARBOUR | [324] |
| BRITISH ENGINEERING WORK IN MEXICO: BUILDING A BREAKWATER | [336] |
| THE MITLAC RAVINE: VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY | [340] |
| BRIDGES OVER THE ATOYAC RIVER: MEXICAN RAILWAY | [342] |
| THE SEAPORT OF VERA CRUZ | [344] |
| NEW PORT OF SALINA CRUZ, ON THE PACIFIC: THE GREAT DRY DOCK (See also [page 306].) | [346] |
The Author is indebted for some of the photographs reproduced in this book to The Mexican Financial Agency, Señor Camacho; The Mexican Information Bureau, Señor Barriga; The Mexican Vera Cruz Railway Company, Ltd.; Messrs. S. Pearson and Sons, Ltd.; The London Bank of Mexico and South America, Ltd.; Arthur H. Enock, Esq.; "Modern Mexico"; "Mexico at Chicago," Señor Manuel Caballero; Holmes: Ancient Cities of Mexico; and others.