THE ISTHMUS -- ROMAN COIN AND GALLEY -- HUACAS OF CHIRIQUÍ -- INCISED STONE-CARVINGS -- SCULPTURED COLUMNS -- HUMAN REMAINS -- GOLDEN ORNAMENTS -- WEAPONS -- IMPLEMENTS -- POTTERY -- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS -- COSTA RICA -- STONE HAMMERS -- ANCIENT PLANTATIONS -- IMAGES OF GOLD -- TERRA COTTAS -- AXE OF QUARTZ -- WONDERFUL HILL -- PAVED ROAD -- STONE FROG -- MOSQUITO COAST -- GRANITE VASES -- REMARKABLE REPORTS -- ANIMAL GROUP -- ROCK-PAINTINGS -- GOLDEN FIGURE -- HOME OF THE SUKIA -- NICARAGUA -- AUTHORITIES -- MOUNDS -- SEPULCHRES -- EXCAVATIONS -- WEAPONS -- IMPLEMENTS -- ORNAMENTS -- STATUES -- IDOLS -- POTTERY -- METALS. The ancient Muiscas of Colombia, or New Granada, have left interesting relics of their antiquity, which, with some points of resemblance, present marked contrasts to the monuments of Peruvian civilization farther south, and of Maya, Quiché, and Aztec civilizations in North America.[II-1] In that part of Colombia, however, which is included within the limits of the Pacific States, extending from the gulf of Darien westward to Costa Rica, no such relics have yet come to light, except in the western provinces of Chiriquí and Veragua, notwithstanding the extensive explorations that have been made in various parts of the Isthmus in the interests of interoceanic communication.[II-2] [Sidenote: CHIRIQUÍ ROCK-SCULPTURES.] The province of Chiriquí lies on the Pacific side of the Isthmus, and it is in its central region about the town of David, that monuments of a past age have been unearthed.[II-3] These monuments are of three classes; the first consisting of rude figures cut on the surface of large boulders. The best known of this class, and in fact the only one definitely described, is the Piedra Pintal at Caldera, a few leagues from David, which is fifteen feet high, about sixteen in diameter, and somewhat flattened at the top. Top and sides are covered with curves, ovals, and concentric rings; while on the eastern side there are also fantastic figures, with others supposed to represent the sun, a series of varying heads, and scorpions. The figures are cut to a depth of about one inch, but on the parts most exposed to the weather are nearly effaced. [Illustration: Incised Figures on the Rocks of Chiriquí.]