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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 





6 A.M. 



12 M. 



6 P.M. 



Oct. 30 



78 



81 



81 



" 31 



81 



82 



82 



Nov. 1 



82 



83 



82 



" 2 



80 



82 



81 



" 3 



78 



80 



80 



" 4 



80 



77 



77 



" 5 



77 



78 



78 



" 6 



74 



77 



76 



" 7 



74 



76 



76 



" 8 



75 



78 



78 



" 9 



75 



78 



78 



" 10 



74 



79 



79 



" 11 



78 



79 



79 



I may remark, however, that in the interior of the 

 country we found a much greater variation than 

 any noted in the table published in the Appendix. 



The general aspect of the city is Moorish, as it 

 was built at a time when the Moorish style prevail- 

 ed in Spanish architecture. The houses are large, 

 generally of stone, and one story in height, with bal- 

 conies to the windows and large courtyards. In 

 the centre of the city stands the plaza major, a square 

 of about six hundred feet. The whole of the east 

 side is occupied by the cathedral and the bishop's 

 palace. On the west stand the house of the muni- 

 cipality and that of the Dona Joaquina Peon. On 

 the north is the palace of the government, and on 

 the south a building which on our first visit arrested 

 our attention the moment we entered the plaza. It 

 is distinguished by a rich sculptured facade of cu- 

 rious design and workmanship. In it is a stone with 

 this inscription: 



