We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting the fertile country below.
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The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.Edward Burnett Tylor
I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth.
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We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico.
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The Cathedral, for instance, is really a very grand building when seen from a little distance, with its two high towers and its cupola behind.
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If you look at the arms of the Mexican Republic, on a passport or a silver dollar, you will see a representation of a rock surrounded by water.
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