AN ALTAR. 



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it, and long since the arrival of the Spaniards the 

 Indian had performed before it his idolatrous rites. 



Under the circumstances attending our visit to it, 

 we found this one of the most interesting places we 

 had seen in our whole exploration of ruins ; but I am 

 compelled to omit many details deserving of descrip- 

 tion and comment, and shall close with one remark. 

 The reader knows the difficulty we had in reach- 



