Field Notebook: Mexico 1906
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crops. After leaving Puebla one may get out and Indian corn grows the valley from thence to Tehuacan. It is a surprise to me to see the fertility of this plain upon which seem to lie the volcanos. A great deal of work in the way of drainage and irrigation ditches has been done. The descendants of the Aztecs known lead the simplest of lives. Cows in this region are much larger than any so far seen in Mexico. Equal to our western plain cattle. We are staying at Hotel Mexico and I believe no one speaks English. The ceremony or performance on the Plaza was intensely because it brought out all the emotions, your demons. Tehuacan Tuesday August 21. Had a good night at Hotel Mexico and was up at 5.30. Had breakfast at 6.30 and left the station in our special train at 7.30. Tehuacan is one of the poorer Mexican towns built of me stay houses very simple. Rice as farly as one visits the poorer are other cleaning of. Even the mechanics on the street are at work.