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CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| SEA-PORTS. |
| Unhealthiness of Mexican ports—Country round Vera Cruz—Natural productions—Harbour of Vera Cruz—St. Juan de Ulloa—Rainy season—City of Vera Cruz—Commerce of the port-harbour of Tampico—Surrounding country—Matamoras—Acapulco—San Bias—Mazatlan—Port dues and other charges—Custom-house officers—Amusing incident |
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| CHAPTER XXV. |
| CITIES AND PROVINCES. |
| Valley of Mexico—Lakes—Principal Roads—Old City of Tenochtitlan—New City—City of Mexico—Puebla—Xalapa—Perote—Gueretaro—Guanajuato—Zacatecas—Durango—Santa Fé—Caneles—Tamazula—Cuernavoca—Cuautla—Yucatan—Tabasco—Chiapa—Vera Paz. |
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| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| INDEPENDENT MEXICANS. |
| National pride—Patronizing manners—Drunken independence—A swaggering postilion—Braggadocio and abasement—The adventures of an intoxicated family group. |
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