. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. 440 MEXICO the old Aztec city of Colhuacan, famed in Mexican history. It has a popula-tion of about twenty thousand and is rapidly growing in importance. Beingone of the oldest cities in the republic, many antique buildings still exist in astate of preservation which shows the remarkable craft of the builders centuriesago. It is in the midst of the gold mining district and is the centre of extensivetrade. There are cotton factories, sugar refineries and several manufactories of. AQUEDUCT, CULIACAN. great importance. The
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. 440 MEXICO the old Aztec city of Colhuacan, famed in Mexican history. It has a popula-tion of about twenty thousand and is rapidly growing in importance. Beingone of the oldest cities in the republic, many antique buildings still exist in astate of preservation which shows the remarkable craft of the builders centuriesago. It is in the midst of the gold mining district and is the centre of extensivetrade. There are cotton factories, sugar refineries and several manufactories of. AQUEDUCT, CULIACAN. great importance. The city has a fine public square and the streets are veryattractive. Among the principal buildings are the Government Houses, newschools, banking houses and a magnificent cathedral, which has a collection ofpaintings of the old masters. The press is well represented in this State, therebeing several interesting Dailies. The fibre industry has advanced with great rapidity, and some of the manu-factories are in a flourishing condition. Altata is the seaport of the city of Culiacan and is the outlet for the largeagricultural and mining country. The export of ores, sugar and brazil-wood THE WEST COAST 441
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