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rude but grand. The principal ornament is over the 

 doorway, and on each side are two human figures 

 in a sitting posture, but, unfortunately, much mutila- 

 ted. The portion of the facade above the second 

 cornice is merely an ornamented wall, like those be- 

 fore mentioned at Zayi and Labna. 



The whole of this building is in a good state of 

 preservation. The interior consists of a single 

 apartment, once covered with plaster, and along the 

 top of the wall under the arch are seen the traces of 

 a line of medallions or cartouches in plaster, which 

 once contained hieroglyphics. The Indians have 

 no superstitious feelings about these ruins, except in 

 regard to this building ; and in this they say that on 

 Good Friday of every year music is heard sound- 

 ing ; but this illusion, brought with us from Santa 

 Cruz del Quiche, was here destined to be broken 

 In this chamber we opened our Daguerreotype ap 

 paratus, and on Good Friday were at work all day, 

 but heard no music. This chamber, by-the-way, 

 was the best we had found for our Daguerreotype 

 operations. Having but one door, it was easily 

 darkened ; we were not obliged to pack up and car- 

 ry away ; the only danger was of cattle getting in 

 and breaking ; and there was no difficulty in getting 

 an Indian to pass the night in the room and guard 

 against this peril. 



South of the end of the Monjas, and twenty- two 

 feet distant, is another building, measuring thirty- 

 eight feet by thirteen, having the exterior above the 



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