During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.

If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing.

There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.

The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.

The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.

Even if severe wounds are given, the Indian has many chances in his favor, for his organization is somewhat different from that of white men, and he recovers easily from wounds that would kill any European outright.

Everything that is really Mexican is either Aztec or Spanish.