The American Egypt : a record of travel in Yucatan . BAS-RELIEF ON SOUTH SIDE OF ALTAR AT BAS-RELIEF ON WEST SIDE OF ALTAR AT COPAN. 14 210 THE AMERICAN EGYPT which has caused the ruins to be locally known as Las Ventanas(the windows). The passage-way was just large enough fora man to crawl through on his stomach. Stephens lookedin vain for any remains of buildings. Juarros,1 the Spanishhistorian of Guatemala, quoting Fuentes, declared that be-tween two of the pyramids at Copan was suspended a ham-mock of stone, containing two human figures, one of eachsex, clothed in Indian style. Ast
The American Egypt : a record of travel in Yucatan . BAS-RELIEF ON SOUTH SIDE OF ALTAR AT BAS-RELIEF ON WEST SIDE OF ALTAR AT COPAN. 14 210 THE AMERICAN EGYPT which has caused the ruins to be locally known as Las Ventanas(the windows). The passage-way was just large enough fora man to crawl through on his stomach. Stephens lookedin vain for any remains of buildings. Juarros,1 the Spanishhistorian of Guatemala, quoting Fuentes, declared that be-tween two of the pyramids at Copan was suspended a ham-mock of stone, containing two human figures, one of eachsex, clothed in Indian style. Astonishment is forcibly excitedin viewing this structure, because, large as it is, there is noappearance of the component parts being joined together ;and though entirely of one stone and of an enormous weight,it may be put in motion by the slightest impulse of the this Stephens also looked, but in vain, though he foundan Indian who declared that his grandfather had spoken ofsuch a relic. The whole account sounds incredible. Stephens discovered the stone quarries of Copan, a rangeof hi
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