. Where to spend the winter months. A birdseye view of a trip to Mexico, via Havana . y the German, Spanishand French element. This is the capital of the State of Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz is situated in the 19° North Latitude and 2° East Lon-gitude from the Mexican meridian. Among the prominent buildings is thePalace. This structure was completed about the year 1627, it is now occu*pied by the government and policedepirtments. There is also the an-cient cliurch of San Francisco, a veryfine structure. The Plaza del Mercado is the prin-cipal market place ; it cost $90,000 ;there is a flsh market Pes
. Where to spend the winter months. A birdseye view of a trip to Mexico, via Havana . y the German, Spanishand French element. This is the capital of the State of Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz is situated in the 19° North Latitude and 2° East Lon-gitude from the Mexican meridian. Among the prominent buildings is thePalace. This structure was completed about the year 1627, it is now occu*pied by the government and policedepirtments. There is also the an-cient cliurch of San Francisco, a veryfine structure. The Plaza del Mercado is the prin-cipal market place ; it cost $90,000 ;there is a flsh market Pescaderia, anda meat market, Garniceria. ThePlaza de la Constltucion offers thegrateful shade and perfume of its lux-urious vegetation and is the breath-ing spot of the city ; it is a squarecomprising three hundred square feet;in the centre a large bronze fountainwhich lends its fresh spray to thewarm kisses of the torrid breeze andmodifies its ardor; a pleasant placeis this to dream at ease. Vera Cruzpossesses a school of artillery and anarsenal. Three hospitals are found in this. PQLICEkAN. 22 city, also a public library. The churches are interesting to visit; among themThe Chapel of La Pastora, erected in 1T46. The cliurches of Santo Domingo— I Merced and San Augustin have been closed ever since the war of of these structures are used for storing merchandise. A worlchouse,the Hospicio de Zamora, affords shelter and occupation to the poor. A wellorganized police department and in most respects the city is well governed. We are not importuned at landing by hotel agents as we were in the har-bor of Havana; this is accounted lor by the fact that there are but few firstclass hotels in the place. The Hotel Dillegencias and the Hotel Veracruzanoare managed by our hospitable friend Dr. Juan who is proverbially attentiveto his guests and an excellent caterer. The fare at these hotels is very good,the charge, room with meals and wine, is $ per day. There are always m
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