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Supposing the traveler to be in the national capital, a visit should be made to Querétaro and Lagos by rail; then to Guadalajara by diligence; thence to Uruapan by diligence and horseback; thence to Patzcuaro by horseback, and diligence to Morelia; return to Mexico by rail via Maravatio and Toluca.

Starting from the City of Mexico, let the tourist make an excursion to the town of Pachuca by rail and tramway, and then return to the capital. Then go by rail to Guanajuato and Zacatecas; thence by diligence to Fresnillo, Sombrerete, or Durango. One can then reach the Mexican Central Railway at the nearest point, and visit Chihuahua, or return to the southern part of the Republic. The mining towns just mentioned are the most accessible, although by no means the only places worthy of the attention of the scientific traveler.

If the tourist intends to move about a great deal, he will have to spend at least forty dollars a week. If, on the other hand, he wishes to linger in the cities and stay at the best hotels, twenty dollars a week will cover the cost of living outside of the capital.

One month's trip from New York to Mexico and return, by steamer, will cost about $225. The same tour via New Orleans by rail, thence to Vera Cruz and return by steamer, will cost about $300. The expense of a journey from New York to Laredo, Texas, by rail, thence by rail to Saltillo, by stage-coach to Queretaro, and rail to the City of Mexico, will be about $175, including sleeping-car fares, meals, and lodging at the diligence taverns.