RUINED BUILDING. 



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posed to full view, were two ancient buildings. The 

 milpa was enclosed by a fence, and was overgrown 

 with taje. We tied our horses to the stems of the 

 taje, and, leaving them eating the flowers, followed a 

 path which led between the two buildings. The 

 engraving which follows represents the one on the 



left. It stands on a terrace, still strong and sub- 

 stantial, and, fortunately, clear of trees, though many 

 were growing on the top. It has five apartments ; 

 the facade above the cornice is fallen, and between 

 the doorways are fragments of small columns set in 

 the wall. On the other side of the milpa was an- 



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