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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 medalUons 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 aw^ay ; 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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