CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER XIV. 



Departure from Ticul. — The Sierra. — Nohcacab. — Ruins of Noh- 

 pat. — Return to UxmaL— The Campo Santo. — Work of Mr. Wal- 

 deck. — General Description of the Ruins. — Two ruined Edifices. 

 — Great Stone Rings. — House of the Nuns. — Dimensions, &c. — 

 — Courtyard. — Facades.— A lofty Edifice. — Complicated Orna- 

 ment.— Painted Fagades. — Sculptured Doorways. — House of 

 the Birds. — Remains of Painting. — An Arch. — House of the 

 Dwarf, — Building loaded with Ornaments, — Long and narrow 

 Structure. — Tasteful Arrangement of Ornaments. — Human Sac- 

 rifices. — House of the Pigeons. — Range of Terraces called the 

 Campo Santo. — House of the Old Woman. — Circular Mound 

 of Ruins. — Wall of the City. — Close of Description. — Title Pa- 

 pers of Uxmal. — Of the Antiquity of Uxmal . . Page 289 



CHAPTER XV. 



Attacks from Fever and Ague. — Final Departure from Uxmal. — 

 Newyear's Day. — Fate of Chaipa Chi. — Painful Journey. — 

 Chetuhsh. — Arrival at Nohcacab. — Concourse of Indians. — A 

 Casa Real. — Plaza. — Improvements. — The Church. — A Noria, 

 or Well. — Municipal Elections. — The Democratic Principle. — 

 Installation of Alcaldes. — Illness of the Cura of Ticul. — Set out 

 for Ticul. — Intoxicated Carriers. — Accident. — Arrival at Ticul. 

 — A wandering Physician. — Changed Appearance of the Cura. 

 — Return to Nohcacab. — Take up Quarters in the Convent. — 

 Ancient Town of Nohcacab. — Ruined Mounds. — Ruins of Xcoch. 

 — A Mysterious Well. — Fine Grove. — Circular Cavity. — Mouth 

 of the Well. — Exploration of its Passages. — Uses of the Well. 

 — Return to the Village. — Fatal Accident. — A House of Mourn- 

 ing. — Ceremony of El Velorio 326 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Ruins of Nohpat. — A lofty Mound. — Grand View. — Sculptured 

 Human Figure. — Terraces. — Huge sculptured Figure. — Other 

 Figures. — Skull and Cross-bones. — Situation of Ruins. — Jour- 

 ney to Kabah. — Thatched Huts. — Arrival at the Ruins. — Return 

 to the Village. — Astonishment of the Indians. — Valuable Ser- 

 vant. — Festival of Corpus Alma.— A plurahty of Saints. — How 

 to put a Saint under Patronage. — A Procession. — Fireworks. — 

 A Ball. — Excess of Female Population. — ^A Dance . , 364 



