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Page 81. The pyramid of Cliolula bore also the 
names of Toltecatl, Ecaticpac, and Tlachihuatepetl. 
I presume, that this last denomination is derived from 
the Mexican verb tlachiani, to see around oneself, and 
tepetly a mountain ; because the Teocalli served as a 
watch tower, to reconnoitre the approach of an enemy 
in the wars, which were perpetually occurring between 
the Cholulains and the inhabitants of Tlascala. On 
the important question, whether the temple, or rather 
the pyramid with steps, dedicated to Jupiter Belus, 
had served as a model for the pyramids of Sakhara, and 
those of India and China, see Julius von Klaproth, 
Magasin Asiatique, tom. 1, p. 486 (in German). 
Page 173. It has recently been doubted, whether 
the Peruvians were acquainted with symbolic paintings, 
in addition to their quippus. A passage taken from 
the Origen de los Indies del Nuevo Mundo (Valencia, 
l6l0), p. 91, leaves no uncertainty on this point. 
