Guatemala: the land of the quetzal; a sketch (1887)
Brigham, William Tufts, 1841-1926 · London, T. Fisher Unwin · leaf 130
04 GUATEMALA. cate straw hats, woven in two colors, were three reals and a medio; cotton napkins (servUletas) of native weaving, two reals ; palm-leaf umbrellas (suyaccdes), such as every mozo de cargo carries, one real. There was a fair supply of raw cotton, cacao, brown sugar, tallow, soap, and… … The church was very large and interesting : but the front was disfigured by two distinct main entrances, and the bell-tower was too low for the church. Within, there was the simplest architecture imaginable, — plain timber posts, square, with a slight chamfer, witli pillow- block capitals and…
Guatemala -- Description and travel · Guatemala -- Antiquities · Central America -- Bibliography
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