o. a small ranch.
rebozo. a woman's garment, a wrap or light shawl.
regidor. alderman.
remedio. remedy.
sangre. blood.
santo, santito. saint.
senor. sir, gentleman.
senora. madam, lady.
senorita. Miss, young woman.
serape. a blanket, for wearing.
sindico. recorder.
soltero. an unmarried man.
sombrero. hat.
subida. ascent.
tabla. board.
tamales. dumplings of corn-meal.
tambour. drum.
tatita. papa.
tepache. a fermented drink.
teponastl, teponaste. the ancient horizontal drum.
tienda. store, shop.
tierra caliente. hot country.
tigre. tiger, jaguar.
tinaja. water-jar.
topil. a messenger or police.
toro. bull.
tortillas. corn-cakes, cooked on a griddle.
tortuga. turtle.
tsupakwa. dart-thrower.
ule. rubber.
vaca. cow.
vamonos. come on, we are going.
viejos. old.
vomito. yellow fever.
xalama. a tree.
xtol, xtoles. a dancer, or dancers (see Merida, narrative).
zacate, sacate. hay, fodder.

ITINERARY

The expedition of 1896 was preliminary. We went by rail from the City
of Mexico to Oaxaca, capital of the state of the same name. Thence, we
journeyed by horse through the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, to the city
of Guatemala, entering the Republic of Guatemala at Nenton. The return
journey was made by rail to the Pacific port of San Jose, steamer to
Salina Cruz, rail to Coatzacoalcos, steamer to Vera Cruz, and rail to
the City of Mexico. Only the portion of this journey between Oaxaca and
Nenton is here described, the rest not lying in Indian Mexico. The City
of Mexico was headquarters for the work in 1897-98. A trip was made by
rail from there to Dos Rios, to measure and photograph the Otomis of
Huixquilucan, in the state of Mexico. Thence we went to Patzcuaro by
rail, and studied the Tarascans in the villages about Lake Patzcuaro,
visiting these by canoe-trips. We then made a trip on horseback to
Uruapan (then without rail connection), returning by some important
indian towns. After returning to Mexico, we visited the states of
Tlaxcala and Puebla. In and around the City of Tlaxcala, we secured
our Tlaxcalan subjects. At Cuauhtlantzinco, we worked upon Aztecs. Our
experiences at this large town of Puebla are not described, as Bandelier
has already rendered the place familiar, and we ourselves have written
of it elsewhere. With these two peoples, we made o