. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 180 MUes. despite its name of Llanitos or " Little Plains," approaches 11,500 feet. Lastly, all the northern part of the states of Queretaro and Hidalgo is occupied by a chaos of peaks and cones, some of which are distinguished by their fantastic outlines. Such is the Mamanchota (about 10,000 feet), the " Organos " of Actopan, so named from its porphyry towers disposed like the gigantic pipes of an organ. • Owing to the sporadic disposition of the mountain masses scattered over the plateau, they may almost everywhere be easily turned wit
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 180 MUes. despite its name of Llanitos or " Little Plains," approaches 11,500 feet. Lastly, all the northern part of the states of Queretaro and Hidalgo is occupied by a chaos of peaks and cones, some of which are distinguished by their fantastic outlines. Such is the Mamanchota (about 10,000 feet), the " Organos " of Actopan, so named from its porphyry towers disposed like the gigantic pipes of an organ. • Owing to the sporadic disposition of the mountain masses scattered over the plateau, they may almost everywhere be easily turned without having to be crossed. It was thus that the migrating tribes and conquering hordes were able to advance southwards by following the natural routes winding round Malinche and Popoca- tepetl, and meandering amid the heights of Hidalgo, Queretaro, and Guan;jjuato. On the other hand the escarpments of the plateau are in many places extremely difficult to scale, and especially to turn horizontally, owing to the deep barrancas excavated in parallel lines along the sloiDes of the hills. In the districts where jDumice and light scoriae are the prevailing formations, the running waters have
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