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280 Golfete, the, 154.

Goodman, Mr. J. T., his notes and tables of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions, 258 et seq.

Goma disease, the, 138.

Gophers or Taltusas (Geomys hispidius), 33.

Gorgonio, see Lopez.

Gosling, Mr. Audley, 45, 51.

Gourds, 237.

Gracias á Dios, falls of, 165.

Great Cycles of the Mayas, see Hieroglyphics.

Southern Pine Ridge, see Pine Ridge.

Grijalva, Juan de, his expedition discovers Mexico, 195.

River, 245.

Ground cuckoos, 110.

doves, ib.

Guacacualcos town, 244-5.

Guarda-barrancas (birds), 13, 119.

Guatemala city, (see Antigua, Ciudad Vieja, Iximché, and Santiago), 8, 15, barrancas near, ib., 12, situation and surroundings of, 9, the market-place of, 10, exorbitant Customs duties at, 11; decay of ecclesiastical influence at, ib.; churches, vesper service at, 12; German merchants at, 11; evening promenade, 13; Hotels at, 14; British legation at, ib.; foundation of city, 25-6; strongholds of, 70.

Guzman, see Fuentes y Guzman.

HAMMOCK bridge, 159-60.

Harris, Mr., and Mr. Burns, hospitality of, 106-7.

Heliotrope, 1, 22.

Henequen cultivation, 197.

Herrera, Don Carlos, his cattle-rancho at Quirigua, 146.

the historian, his account of Tlachtli, 205.

Heyde, Father, his excavations in the plain near Rio Negro, 80.

Hibiscus, crimson, 23, 40.

Hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Mayas, (see Copan etc.); the Codices, 254; month and day signs, 255; numerals, 256, and annual calendar, 256, 257, 258; signs for the periods of time (Chuen, Ahau, etc.), 259-61; Great cycles, 261; Archaic Annual Calendar, 264, 266-271; collection and interpretation of inscriptions, use of the work, 271; antiquity of the American races evidenced by, retrospect, 272.

Hijas de Maria, fiesta de, 12.

Hill spirits, Indian belief in, 168-9.

Holmes, Mr. W. H., 229.

Hondo river, 235, 246.

Honduras, (see British Honduras), march of Cortés to, 196. gulf of, 75. republic of, President of, 128. army of, how occupied in time of peace, 131. war of with neighbouring states, 132.

Horse, the, of Cortés, treated as a god, an idol of made, 246-7.

Huipils, part of women's dress, 23, 29, 42, 43.

Human faces in sculpture, 80, 203, 263.

Human sacrifice, a representation of, in the paintings at Chichén Itzá, 207; by drowning at, 208.

Humming-birds, 110.

ICE, 33, 34.

Idols, 15, 69; reported existence of, 164, 168, 203; the Trinquete idol, 205, Tzimin Chac idol, 246-7.

Iglesia, la, at Chichén Itzá, 203.

Iguana lizards, Rio Makál, 185.

village of, 145.

Indian and Indians:—

Babies, 10, 29, 31, 134, 166.

Baptism, importance of to, 106.

Belief in hill spirits, 168-9.

Birth customs, 136.

Burial-places, (see Ermitas), 158. burial of a child, 167.

Carriers (called also cargadores and mozos), engaged by the Alcaldes, 21, cost of, 32, appearance when loaded, 48, difficulty in obtaining, 105-6, laziness of, 87, refuse to proceed, 71, difficulties with, 76-7, 105, 163-4, 217, inhumanity of, 166; catering for, 164; discourse to, 172, dismissal of, 185, home-sickness among, 186.