Plate XL VII 

 Valley of the San Jose River looking westward, the town of San Jose del Cabo 

 visible at the foot of the distant hills. The luxuriant vegetation of the irrigated fields 

 of the river bottom (at left) contrasts with the sparse growth, among which cacti may 

 be distinguished, on the rise of ground (at right). Most of the species of reptiles 

 characteristic of the Cape fauna may be found here. 



