562 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1935 



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THE FORTIFICATIONS OF TENAMPUA 



From a strategic standpoint there is only one weak spot in the 

 natural defenses of Tenampua (map, fig. 1). This is the narrow 

 ridge on the northeast side which connects the promontory with the 

 neighboring range, and which has already been suggested as the 

 " cuchillo " mentioned by Montejo in his description of Guaxeregui. 



Near this ridge are the remains of strong artificial fortifications. 

 A great wall, 225 meters long, in places crumbled to the ground, in 

 others 3 meters high and 8 meters thick, blocks this natural access to 



