"The journey and excursions in Mexico which have……" — Edward Burnett Tylor
"The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback."
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21 Quotes by Edward Burnett Tylor
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At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.
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Culture or civilization, taken in its wide ethnographic sense, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,…
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We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to…
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Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of…
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Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward…
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There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.
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I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth.
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The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.
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During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.
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Everything that is really Mexican is either Aztec or Spanish.
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The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.
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There are even many huts built entirely of the universal aloe.
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