The American Egypt : a record of travel in Yucatan . ints out, Cortes in his memorable journey fromMexico to Honduras must have passed within two days marchof the city. This fact certainly goes far to prove that inCortess day Copan was already deserted, or he would haveheard of it and turned aside to subdue its cacique. But afterall, this is but theorising. The Spaniards may have seenCopan in all its wonder of carving and paint, and been solittle impressed as to leave us not a line about it. For, as eventhe ever amiable Stephens admits, the conquerors of Americawere illiterate and ignorant adv
The American Egypt : a record of travel in Yucatan . ints out, Cortes in his memorable journey fromMexico to Honduras must have passed within two days marchof the city. This fact certainly goes far to prove that inCortess day Copan was already deserted, or he would haveheard of it and turned aside to subdue its cacique. But afterall, this is but theorising. The Spaniards may have seenCopan in all its wonder of carving and paint, and been solittle impressed as to leave us not a line about it. For, as eventhe ever amiable Stephens admits, the conquerors of Americawere illiterate and ignorant adventurers, eager in pursuit ofgold and blind to everything else. The ruins of Quirigua stand on a level plain covered bydense forest, a little more than half a mile from the left bankof the Motagua River near En Cuentros, some five milesfrom the town of Quirigua. They consist of monumentsalmost identical in shape and arrangement with those ofCopan. Mr. Maudslay, to whose patient and scholarlyresearches there for several years archaeology is indebted. ^ r* &y v £It^ M*r^ JtrlL Pa V / fe#P ( V , I lit ^ FRIEZE AT PIEDRAS NEGRAS, USUMACINTA RIVER.(From a photograph by Herr Maler.) p. 212]
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