Mexico to-day, a country with a great future; and a glance at the prehistoric remains and antiquities of the Montezumas . CHAP. XX. NUMBER OF CHURCHES. 183 centre of a lovely plain, at a distance of from six to eight milesfrom Puebla (from which place there is a horse train to it),stands the Pyramid of Cholula. Four terraces are distinctlyvisible. Its vertical height is 177 feet; its base, which is square,is 1423 feet long, covers forty-four acres, and is solidly built ofadobe bricks. There is a wide winding path from the bottom to the top,where stands a modern-looking Spanish church, and from
Mexico to-day, a country with a great future; and a glance at the prehistoric remains and antiquities of the Montezumas . CHAP. XX. NUMBER OF CHURCHES. 183 centre of a lovely plain, at a distance of from six to eight milesfrom Puebla (from which place there is a horse train to it),stands the Pyramid of Cholula. Four terraces are distinctlyvisible. Its vertical height is 177 feet; its base, which is square,is 1423 feet long, covers forty-four acres, and is solidly built ofadobe bricks. There is a wide winding path from the bottom to the top,where stands a modern-looking Spanish church, and from theterrace and graveyard in front of this there is, as might beexpected, a lovely view. The snow peak of Popocatapetl isdirectly opposite; it conceals its rival; Ixtaccihuatl is unseen,being behind it. The peak of Malinches is a little on the right,Puebla and the hill of the Cinco de Mayo, on the extreme right;on the left a plain spreads out until it is lost in bluish mist. I mentioned in my chapter on churches that I counted thirty-four from this position ; some five or six were in the village atour feet, two or t
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