. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. gth of the breakwater is three thousand threehundred and thirty metres. The present city of Vera Cruz is not the same that was built by Cortes inthe year 1519. The Villa Rica de Vera Cruz— the rich town of the true cross —is six miles distant from the presentcity. The inhabitants of this busy cityare renowned for their culture, their frankand simple manners and their patriotism,of which they have given many proofs inthe various sieges which the town has sus-tained against foreign foes, thus justifyingthe appelation of he
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. gth of the breakwater is three thousand threehundred and thirty metres. The present city of Vera Cruz is not the same that was built by Cortes inthe year 1519. The Villa Rica de Vera Cruz— the rich town of the true cross —is six miles distant from the presentcity. The inhabitants of this busy cityare renowned for their culture, their frankand simple manners and their patriotism,of which they have given many proofs inthe various sieges which the town has sus-tained against foreign foes, thus justifyingthe appelation of heroic given to it. Nowhere in Mexico is there a morebeautiful spot than the City of the atmosphere is clear, one cansee the shipping in the harbor of VeraCruz with an ordinary spy glass and thewhite caps of the waves with the nakedeye. The elevation of Jalapa above thesea is a little more than four thousandfeet. It is situated on a shelf of themountain, the summit of which at Perote,indian women in the tropics. a distance in a direct line of about twenty. 356 MEXICO miles, is four thousand five hundred feet higher than Jalapa. The whole hori-zon, except in the direction of Vera Cruz, is bounded by mountains—amongthem Orizaba, distant from Jalapa about twenty-five miles, though owing to the clearness of the atmosphere andthe sun shining upon the snow withwhich it is covered it appears tobe much nearer. All the tropicalfruits grow in the district, and arecultivated with great care and is not an exaggeration to say thatit is impossible for one who has notbeen on the tableland of Mexico toconceive of a climate so elysian. Jalapa is indeed a rare oldplace. It seems to be built on edge,with streets like stairs climbing thehills, while terraced houses cling tothe hillsides. Orizaba lies about midway be-tween the two extremes of the coastand the plateau. It is one of thebusiest manufacturing towns ofMexico. It is on the line of theoldest railway in the country
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