Beyond the Mexique BayThe author describes his experiences traveling through the Caribbean to Guatemala and southern Mexico in 1933. |
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... Indian and high . Indian or Andalusian , the smooth opaque skin invites an artificial complexion . The shoulders are broad , like the Indians ' , the bosom deep ; but the arms are slender , [ 62 ] BEYOND THE MEXIQUE BAY.
... Indian and high . Indian or Andalusian , the smooth opaque skin invites an artificial complexion . The shoulders are broad , like the Indians ' , the bosom deep ; but the arms are slender , [ 62 ] BEYOND THE MEXIQUE BAY.
Page 145
... Indians , is the more elaborate magic of baptism . We were still in the church when , at noon , the padre came in to christen the usual Sunday batch of babies . More than a dozen Indian moth- ers stood in a line along the northern wall ...
... Indians , is the more elaborate magic of baptism . We were still in the church when , at noon , the padre came in to christen the usual Sunday batch of babies . More than a dozen Indian moth- ers stood in a line along the northern wall ...
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... Indians chose a yet remoter cave . In Guatemala the Catholic Church is now disestab- lished . It exists on sufferance and without any political power . Priests are few . The padre of Chichicastenango , for example , has thirty thousand ...
... Indians chose a yet remoter cave . In Guatemala the Catholic Church is now disestab- lished . It exists on sufferance and without any political power . Priests are few . The padre of Chichicastenango , for example , has thirty thousand ...
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