1046 THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photo from Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams 

 STRKKT IN GUANAJUATO, A TOWN NOT FAR FROM MEXICO CITY 



But to many therp is a beauty in the 

 soft covering of innumerable centuries, 

 which for the preservation of the monu- 

 ments must now be swept away. It en- 

 hances the ruggedness of man's efforts 

 in his ambition to construct such endur- 

 ing monuments, and softens, with its 



gentle touch, every stone and corner. 

 'Xa Luna" is 150 feet high, while its 

 base is 170 by 142 feet. 



Between the two pyramids the eye 

 traverses the street of the dead (el cal- 

 lejon de los muertos) until the "Salon of 

 Agriculture" is reached, where behind 



