486 THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



UNFINISHED CATHEDRAL AT TEPOSCOLUEA, OAXACA 



Note the excellent stone masonry, the columns being divided vertically and horizontally 

 to facilitate carrying the sections, as they had been transported many miles on the backs of 

 animals. 



and of the contradictory charm created 

 by these. 



In contrasting the governments and 

 peoples of the United States and Mexico, 



we must consider that in the one case 

 claimants for religious freedom sought 

 a country where this could be and has 

 been enjoyed, while in the other the na- 



