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for tin, which had been found in the neighborhood by the Indians ; 

 and in the year 1752, Laborde, fully developed its mineral wealth 

 in silver. 



Extending our observations further to the south-west, we reach 

 the district of Acapulco, which is divided between the slopes of the 

 Sierra and the shores of the Pacific. The declivities of the Cor- 

 dillera are cut by deep vallies, which open their long and regular 

 vistas towards the ocean. The principal places in this part of the 

 State of Mexico, are Chilapa, with 4,000 inhabitants ; Mezcala; 

 Chilpantzingo; Mazatlan; Apandaro, with 3,500 inhabitants; 

 Zirandaro, and Acapulco. 



BAY OF ACAPULCO. 



The city of Acapulco is the capital of its district and a port in 

 the Pacific in 16° 50' 29" north latitude, and 102° 12' 12" west 

 longitude from Paris. It lies in a bay, 19,700 yards long, from East 

 to West, protected by a ring of granitic hills and rocks, in which 

 ships may easily load. The entrance to the bay is broad ; and the 

 anchorage good, but the water is not deep. Acapulco was formerly 

 the seat of Spanish trade between Mexico and the East; but its 



