Plate VI. Figure 9 



Elxaniiniirg' Avocados iu tl>e Expedition Headtiuarters at Purula, 

 Baja Verapaz 



While canvassing some of the remote Indian villages of northern 

 Guatemala, it was sometimes necessarj' to make use of such shelters as 

 this for several days at a time. As the climate is not cold, protection 

 from rain is all that is necessary, and while the roof of this abandoned 

 house does not appear to be absolutely impervious to rain, the floor always 

 remained dry on one side. 



Plate Yl. Figure 10 



In the Market at San Cristobal Verapaz 



Avocados are among the principal foodstuffs sold in the markets of 

 Guatemalan towns. The Indians have learned to look upon the avocado 

 as one of their principal articles of diet. To a considerable extent it 

 replaces meat. The price at which avocados are sold in these villages of 

 the highlands is ridiculously low, — rarely as high as a half a cent each. 



