130 INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 



with the Indians to begin clearing around the ruins, 

 and after breakfast we followed. The path lay 

 through a savanna covered with long grass, and at 

 the distance of a mile we reached two buildings, 

 which I had seen before, and were the inducement 

 to this visit. 



The first is that represented in the plate opposite. 

 It stands on a substantial terrace, but lower than 

 most of the others. The front is one hundred and 

 twelve feet long, and when entire must have pre- 

 sented a grand appearance. The end on the left in 

 the engraving has fallen, carrying with it one door- 

 way, so that now only four appear. The doorway 

 was the largest and most imposing we had seen in 

 the country, but, unfortunately, the ornaments over 

 it were broken and fallen. In the centre apartment 

 the back corridor is raised, and the ascent to it is 

 by three steps. 



All the doorways were plain except the centre 

 one (the second to the left in the engraving), which 



