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

Culture or civilization, taken in its wide ethnographic sense, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society

There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.

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

We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting the fertile country below.

The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback.

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.