CHAPTER XXI THE GREEN GOLD OF YUCATAN 361 CHAPTER XXII FLORA AND FAUNA 368 INDEX 387 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A MAYAN INDIAN _Frontispiece_ UNLOADING BANANAS _facing page_ 20 RURALES (MOUNTED POLICE) AT VERA CRUZ " " 20 EL CASTILLO, CHICHEN ITZA " " 84 THE CARACOL, CHICHEN ITZA " " 100 THE TENNIS COURT, CHICHEN ITZA " " 100 THE NUNNERY, CHICHEN ITZA " " 120 EL MECO, EAST COAST OF YUCATAN " " 144 ARCHED GATEWAY, LABNA " " 196 THE PALACE, SAYIL " " 196 THE PALACE, UXMAL " " 202 BAS-RELIEFS ON ALTAR AT COPAN _on page_ 209 FRIEZE, PIEDRAS NEGRAS _facing page_ 212 STELA AT COPAN " " 212 ELLIPTICAL TABLET IN STUCCO AT PALENQUE _on page_ 217 BAS-RELIEF OF PRIEST'S FIGURE, PALENQUE " " 220 BAS-RELIEF OF PRIEST'S FIGURE, PALENQUE " " 221 CARVING OF JAGUAR _facing page_ 240 COLOSSAL HEAD DISCOVERED BY AUTHORS AT CANCUN " " 240 MAYAN ARCH _on page_ 264 THE NUNNERY, UXMAL (illustrating elaboration of Mayan ornamentation) _facing page_ 268 STELAE AT COPAN " " 284 DAY SIGNS (HIEROGLYPHICS) _on pages_ 304-307 MONTH SIGNS ( " ) " " 307-310 YEAR AND CYCLE SIGNS (HIEROGLYPHICS) _on page_ 311 FAÇADE OF BUILDING AT KABAH _facing page_ 318 TYPES OF MAYAN WOMEN AND MEN " " 334 HACIENDA CHILDREN " " 356 INDEPENDENT INDIANS " " 356 HENEQUEN FIBRE IN DRYING-GROUND " " 366 THE FIBRE MILL " " 366 MAP AND PLANS PLAN OF CANCUN RUINS _on page_ 151 PLAN OF FIRST GROUP OF RUINS, COZUMEL " " 179 PLAN OF SECOND GROUP OF RUINS, COZUMEL " " 181 GROUND PLAN OF PALACE, PALENQUE " " 215 MAP OF YUCATAN _facing page_ 386 THE AMERICAN EGYPT