Guatemala and Her People of To-day / Being an Account of the Land, Its History and Development; the People, Their Customs and Characteristics; to Which Are Added Chapters on British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, with References to the Other Countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

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PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I TOLTEC LAND

CHAPTER II FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN

CHAPTER III THE CAPITAL

CHAPTER IV THE TROPICS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER V THE PEOPLE

CHAPTER VI RAILWAYS AND THEIR ROUTES

CHAPTER VII THE ANCIENTS AND THEIR MONUMENTS

CHAPTER VIII THE STORY OF THE REPUBLIC

CHAPTER IX RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES

CHAPTER X PRESENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

CHAPTER XI BRITISH HONDURAS

CHAPTER XII REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX II

APPENDIX III VOLCANOES

APPENDIX IV RUINS OF COPAN

APPENDIX V BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Title: Guatemala and Her People of To-day

Being an Account of the Land, Its History and Development; the People, Their Customs and Characteristics; to Which Are Added Chapters on British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, with References to the Other Countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

Author: Nevin O. (Nevin Otto) Winter

Language: English

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GUATEMALA

 

Works of
NEVIN O. WINTER

Mexico and Her People of To-day $3.00

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PRESIDENT CABRERA.

 

GUATEMALA AND
HER PEOPLE OF
TO-DAY
BEING AN ACCOUNT OF
THE LAND, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT;
THE PEOPLE, THEIR CUSTOMS AND
CHARACTERISTICS; TO WHICH ARE ADDED
CHAPTERS ON BRITISH HONDURAS AND
THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS, WITH REFERENCES
TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL
AMERICA, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA,
AND COSTA RICA
BY
NEVIN O. WINTER
AUTHOR OF “MEXICO AND HER PEOPLE OF TO-DAY”
ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL AND
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR
BOSTON  ❦  ❦  L. C. PAGE
AND COMPANY    MDCCCCIX
Copyright, 1909,
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)

All rights reserved
First Impression, July, 1909
Electrotyped and Printed by
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

 


TO
MY SISTER

For the better understanding of the pronunciation of the names of towns and places in Guatemala and other parts of Spanish-America, the rule for their pronunciation is herewith given:

is pronounced like, in English
A ah
E ay
I ee
J h
O oh
U oo
Ñ ny
Hue we
LL lli (in million)
H is silent


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