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populated and many settlements were forsaken or destroyed in conse- 

 quence of the rebellion and the war following upon it, many villages 

 and roads no longer exist which, as a rule, are still marked on the 

 maps. According to my information and experience, only the fol- 

 lowing important roads are still extant in the southern and eastern 

 parts of Yucatan: (1) The road from Peten to Yucatan, which 

 divides into two branches at Concepcion ; one branch going by way 

 of Convuas to Chauipoton, the other by way of San Antonio and 

 Tubusil to C'ampeche; both can be traversed on horseback. (2) From 

 Icaiche, which can be reached fi-om f>elize either by way of Orange 

 Walk and Corosalito, or by way of El Cayo and Caxuvinic, there is 

 a road over Ilalatun to Ixkanha, which is little traveled and can be 

 used only by pedestrians and beasts of burden. The road which 

 once led from Icaichi' over Xaibe to San Antonio is now overgrown. 

 (3) A bridle path leads from Orange Walk, by way of Santa Cruz, on 

 the Rio Hondo, to Ixkanha. FVom there a direct road leads over Xul 

 to the railroad station Oxkutzcab and another runs by way of Chun- 

 chintok to Tturbide or to Tzibalchen and Campeche. (4) A bridle 

 patli h'ads from Hacalar to Petcacab, and thence through populated 

 territory, by way of Chunox, to Santa Cruz la Grande and Chanquec. 

 Foot paths, but seldom used, lead from the district of Santa Cruz to 

 the neighboring inhabited regions. The topography of the peninsula 

 of Yucatan, apart from that of the seacoast, is still very defective, and 

 therefore I hope that the modest, approximate corrections presented 

 l)y m}' sketch map, which is intended ouly for general orientation, 

 will not be deemed quite without value. 



