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Guatemala and Her People of To-day / Being an Account of the Land, Its History and Development; the People, Their Customs and Characteristics; to Which Are Added Chapters on British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, with References to the Other Countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica cover

Guatemala and Her People of To-day / Being an Account of the Land, Its History and Development; the People, Their Customs and Characteristics; to Which Are Added Chapters on British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, with References to the Other Countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

Chapter 4: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Nevin O. Winter
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A travel-based study of a Central American republic that surveys its geography, climate, natural resources, and volcanic landscapes; describes urban life in the capital, transportation and railways, agricultural production, and economic opportunities; examines the people, indigenous customs and social character, religious influences, and contemporary political history; documents ancient ruins and archaeological monuments; and includes chapters on neighboring British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, combining firsthand observations, historical narrative, and practical commentary on present conditions and future possibilities.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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President Cabrera Frontispiece
Map of Guatemala iv
Lake Amatitlan; with the Volcanoes of Agua and Fuego 6
Landing at Champerico 19
The Volcano Agua 29
Ox-cart and Native Driver 30
Journeying Across Country by Mule 34
Scene at El Rancho 40
A Village near the Coast 45
Plantation House on Lake Izabal 47
Lake Izabal 48
A Street of Antigua with the Volcano of Agua in the Background 56
The Old Church of El Carmen, Guatemala City 58
The Cathedral, Guatemala City 60
A Typical Street in Guatemala City 62
The President’s Guard of Honour 64
Teatro Colon, Guatemala City 67
A Bull-fight in Guatemala City 68
Guatemalan Market Women 74
Statue of Bull, Guatemala City 77
Gran Hotel, Guatemala City 78
Street Car in Guatemala City 80
An Indian with His Machete 84
A Tropical Jungle 86
A Native Hut 93
A Sugar Plantation 97
Drying Coffee 105
A Mill for Hulling Coffee 106
Indian Girl with Water Jar 116
A Cargador on the Road 123
Playing the Marimba 125
A Group of Caribs 128
A Scene along the Occidental Railway 136
A Waterfall near Escuintla 138
San Jose, the Port of Guatemala City 140
The Weekly Train on the Guatemala Northern 142
A Belle of Puerto Barrios 146
One of the Columns at Quirigua 156
Indian Girl 166
A Peon 179
J. Rufino Barrios 190
Dugout Canoe on the Montagua River 230
A Policeman of Belize 236
English Homes at Belize 239
A Street in Belize 242
The Honduras Navy, the Tatumbla 249
Puerto Cortez 250
A Typical Beggar 269
Soldiers of Honduras 272
GUATEMALA