[4]. Chi-Chen signifies, Mouth of a Well. “Itza,” said to be the Maya name for one of the old possessors of these ruins, is sometimes added by the natives.
[5]. The names by which I have designated these ruins, are such as were suggested to me by their peculiar construction, and the purposes for which I supposed them to have been designed.
[6]. I found the wood of the zuporte-tree had been used exclusively in these buildings for lintels and thwart-beams, but for no other purpose. Upon several of the beams yet remaining, there were elaborate carvings. This wood is well known in this country for its remarkable durability and solidity.
[7]. Dublin Penny Journal for 1834 and 1835, pages 349, 350.
[8]. Uxmal signifies “Times past.”
[9]. The names (though misnomers) of these structures originated with the people of the country.
[10]. Breckenridge.
[11]. Sparks’ Life of Ledyard.
[12]. Priest.
[13]. Bradford’s Am. Ant.