[a] 



[b] 

 Platel. a Village Scene in Arid Mexico. Cactus and other 

 thorny shrubs are ever present. The houses of the natives are of 

 adobe with thatched roof-. 6 In the Bumid Lowlands. The vie* 

 shows pari of the plaza at Quirigua with one of the monuments 

 almosl concealed in vegetation of a few months' growth. 



