There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.

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Everything that is really Mexican is either Aztec or Spanish.

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There are even many huts built entirely of the universal aloe.

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The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.

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During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.

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At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.

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I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth.

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Whenever anything disagreeable is happening in the country, Vera Cruz is sure to get its full share.

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Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.

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One step outside the gate, and we are among the sand-hills that stretch for miles and miles round Vera Cruz.

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