Works, Volumes 23-24Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... gardens at the time of the Conquest , or as the chinampas of Xochimilco are at the present day , and these two islands became respectively the sites of the towns of Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan , and the space between them was eventually ...
... gardens at the time of the Conquest , or as the chinampas of Xochimilco are at the present day , and these two islands became respectively the sites of the towns of Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan , and the space between them was eventually ...
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... Gardens and groves were evidently numerous in the City itself ; the Mexicans were distinguished for their love of flowers , and there is no climate where gardening is more remunerative than in these tropical highlands when water is ...
... Gardens and groves were evidently numerous in the City itself ; the Mexicans were distinguished for their love of flowers , and there is no climate where gardening is more remunerative than in these tropical highlands when water is ...
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... gardens . It was a wonder to see , and to take care of it there were many gardeners . Every- thing was made in masonry and well cemented , baths and walks and closets , and apartments like summer houses where they danced and sang ...
... gardens . It was a wonder to see , and to take care of it there were many gardeners . Every- thing was made in masonry and well cemented , baths and walks and closets , and apartments like summer houses where they danced and sang ...
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