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Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and UxmalBrine, Lindesay

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Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

Name: Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal
Author: Brine, Lindesay

Brine, Lindesay

Guatemala -- Antiquities; Indians -- Antiquities; Mexico -- Antiquities; North America -- Description and travel

Camping on the plains. — A night amongst the hills in Chiapas. —
      Lopez. — Indian Sun worship. — Ocosingo. — An ancient idol. —
      Proposed expedition through the unknown region occupied by
      the Lacandones to British Honduras. — Bachajon. — Tzendal
      Indians. — Chilon. — Indian Carnival. — Yajalon. — Carnival
      amongst the Tzendales. — Drunkenness. — Dances. — Horse
      races. — Ruined Churches and Convents. — Influence of the
      Priests over the Indian Tribes. — Las Casas. — Forced
      labour. — The Presbitero Fernando Macal                        259

                             CHAPTER XIV.

  An Indian steam bath. — Tumbalá. — Sierras and Forests. — San
      Pedro. — Desertion of guide. — Alguazils. — Construction of
      Indian huts. — Habits of Indians. — Cargadores. — Crossing a
      River. — Forests beyond San Pedro. — Powers of endurance of
      Indians. — Arrival at San Domingo del Palenque                 278

                              CHAPTER XV.

  Palenque. — The Forest. — The Palace or Monastery. — Night at
      Palenque. — Brilliancy of the light of the fireflies. —
      Pyramidal Mounds and Temples. — Tablet of the Cross. —
      Hieroglyphs. — An Indian Statue. — Antiquity of the
      Buildings. — The Tower. — Stucco Ornamentation. — Action of
      the tropical climate upon the Ruins. — Note upon the
      decipherment of the hieroglyphic characters                    297

                             CHAPTER XVI.

  Mounds in the valley of the
      Usamacinta. — Lacandones. — Catasaja. — Canoe voyage. —
      Rivers and Lagoons. — Alligators. — Jonuta. — Cortes’s March
      to Honduras. — Cannibalism. — The Mexican Emperor
      Guatimozin. — Palisada. — Laguna de Terminos. — Island of
      Carmen. — Campeachy. — Yucatan. — Pyramidal Altar. — Human
      sacrifices. — Tzibalché. — Maya Indians. — Arrival at Uxmal    318

                             CHAPTER XVII.

  Uxmal. — Extent of ground occupied by the Ruins. — Teocallis. —
      Burial places at the foot of the Pyramid of the Dwarf. —
      Evening Service at the chapel of the hacienda. — Casa del
      Gobernador. — Sacrificial customs. — Preservation of the
      wooden lintels. — The Nunnery or Casa de las Monjas. —
      Religious customs of the Indians. — Emblem of the Serpent. —
      Sculptures. — Conjectures respecting the possibility of
      Moorish, Spanish, or Oriental influence upon architectural
      design. — Methods of construction. — Note upon a fall of rain
      supposed to be caused by the fires of the Indians              339

                            CHAPTER XVIII.

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