Mexico, the wonderland of the South . sphalt in the course of a few months, and that electriccars would take the place of the mule tramway. The Arcade Hotel, where my coche eventually landed me,is conducted in French style by an enterprising Mexican,and it has the reputation of being one of the best in theRepublic. I found that its reputation is well luncheon, at the invitation of mine host, I went tothe roof, where I had a magnificent view of the city and thetowers and domes of its churches, some white, some red,others blue, yellow and pink. Beyond the great plain sur-rounding
Mexico, the wonderland of the South . sphalt in the course of a few months, and that electriccars would take the place of the mule tramway. The Arcade Hotel, where my coche eventually landed me,is conducted in French style by an enterprising Mexican,and it has the reputation of being one of the best in theRepublic. I found that its reputation is well luncheon, at the invitation of mine host, I went tothe roof, where I had a magnificent view of the city and thetowers and domes of its churches, some white, some red,others blue, yellow and pink. Beyond the great plain sur-rounding the town are rolling hills and mountains of reddishtint, in the foreground the gaunt peak of Malinche; inanother direction tower the snow-tipped peaks of Popo-catepetl and Ixtaccihuatl; and still further off, in the bluedistance, rises the snow-dome of Orizaba. A wonderfully quaint old city is Puebla, and much moretypical of Mexico than is the capital. Its flat-roofed build-ings, usually of two or three stories, look a good deal like. IN OLD PUEBLA. One of the quaint streets in this picturesque city.
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