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A. The ru,ns of Qu.che. ,h. most extensive on the Guatemalan plateau The seep ''"f '" '''^, '» ,7°^;,^ 

 shows how fhe volcamc tuff is dissected by precipt.ous canyons. U also .llustrales how ">-t"'ly «>«y 

 available area >s ut.li.ed even when the only method of culttvafon ts the construction of very narrow 

 terraces. i ■ t .l • 



B Near v,ew of the most imposing ruins of Quiche. The absence of good stonework m sp.te of the recent 

 age of the ruins illustrates their inferiority to those of Copan and Quirigua. 



