Guatemala: the land of the quetzal; a sketch (1887)
Brigham, William Tufts, 1841-1926 · London, T. Fisher Unwin · leaf 224
e barometer told us that we were 3,650 feet above San Jose. In the morning, finding sacate very dear, we made up our bestias' breakfast with maiz, and started betimes. We rode to the Lago de Amatitlan. which is very shal- low, but clear near the shore. In the depths of this lake were thrown,… … Section of Boat at Amatitlan. that a cross-section amidships would be like the diagram. In trying a short cut back to the main road, we were lost in a rofctal, and had to ask the people in charge to open a locked gate and let us out upon our road. We ascended seven hun- dred feet and found a good…
Guatemala -- Description and travel · Guatemala -- Antiquities · Central America -- Bibliography
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