The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 ECONOMIC CONDITION OF GUATEMALA. 241 tlie plateaux, the bridging of the Motagua, and other difHculties, have arrested the progress of the line, the total length of which is estimated at 186 miles. Even good carriage-roads are still rare, and the only bridge crossing the Motagui Fi^. 102.—Guatemalan Alcaldes, Altos Eerion-. has been swept away by the floods. Meanwhile, all merchandise destined for the Atlantic has to be transported by pack mules. In the thinly-peopled regions of the interior the postal service is still ca


The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 ECONOMIC CONDITION OF GUATEMALA. 241 tlie plateaux, the bridging of the Motagua, and other difHculties, have arrested the progress of the line, the total length of which is estimated at 186 miles. Even good carriage-roads are still rare, and the only bridge crossing the Motagui Fi^. 102.—Guatemalan Alcaldes, Altos Eerion-. has been swept away by the floods. Meanwhile, all merchandise destined for the Atlantic has to be transported by pack mules. In the thinly-peopled regions of the interior the postal service is still carried on, as in the time of Montezuma, by 49


Size: 1256px × 1592px
Photo credit: © Bookend / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage