We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting the fertile country below. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
Even if severe wounds are given, the Indian has many chances in his favor, for his organization is somewhat different from that of white men, and he recovers easily from wounds that would kill any European outright. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be… — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
Everything that is really Mexican is either Aztec or Spanish. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting… — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine… — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission… — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
One step outside the gate, and we are among the sand-hills that stretch for miles and miles round Vera Cruz. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous. — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as… — Edward Burnett Tylor Copy Share Image
