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and Jocotenango— served as milestones on our way. 
Near the last place we discovered a man on fire in the 
road ; and it was no easy matter to extinguish the confla¬ 
gration. Tobacco did the mischief, and aguardiente pre¬ 
vented the senses of the poor Indio from working fast 
enough to save much of his clothing; and as we rode 
away we saw his companions stripping the smoking rags 
Antigua and the Volcan de Agua. 
from his singed body. About dusk we came to the Hotel 
del Commercio in Antigua, the capital of the Department 
of Sacatepequez. 
Early Sunday morning we went to the Plaza, and from 
the second story of the cabildo photographed both the 
great volcanoes Agua and Fuego. Directly before us 
were the ruins of the palace of the Viceroy, the arms 
of Spain carved in the stone, which still stands firmly, a 
century after the terrible earthquake which shattered the 
rest of the building and ruined the whole city. On the 
