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ancient appear archæological Aztecs believe birds Boro Budor Buddhist building built cacique called carved Cedral cenote Central America centre centuries Chichen Chichen Itza chief civilisation coast colour Copan cotton Cozumel Cruz D. G. Brinton Diaz doorways east eyes face feet high feet long feet wide figures forest girls glyphs green grey Guatemala hacienda hammocks hand head henequen hieroglyphics horses houses huge huts inches Indian island Itza Jefe Kabah Labna land lived look Maya Mayan Mayapan Merida Mexican Mexico Mexico City miles mound natives never night once ornamentation painted palace Palenque Peninsula plaza priests probably pyramid Quirigua race reached round ruins Señor side Spaniards Spanish stand stelae Stephens stone suggested tapir temple Tizimin to-day Toltec tortillas town trees tribes tropic Uxmal Vera Cruz village walls women wonderful woodland woods yards Yucatan Yucatecan