INDEX

Agriculture, 26, 91; in Honduras, 272.

Aguardiente, 270.

Agua, volcano of, 55.

Agua Caliente, 31.

Aguacate, 98.

Alcaldes, 120.

Alvarado, Pedro de, 13, 14, 166.

Amapala, 275.

Amatitlan, Lake of, 6, 27.

American Club, 70.

Americans, 43–44.

Amusements, 68.

Aniline dyes, 139.

Animals, wild, 88.

Ants, 83.

Antigua, 55–58.

Aqueducts, 77.

Army, the, 127.

Atitlan, Lake of, 6.

Aztecs, the, 149.

Balconies, 111.

Bamboo, the, 83.

Bananas, 99, et seq., 253.

Banana plantations, 47.

Baptism of natives, 204.

Barillas, President, 22.

Barrios, J. Rufino, 67, 70, 76, 124, 141, 188, 190–194.

Barrios, José Maria, 196.

Bargaining, 73.

Bay Islands, 265, 282.

Bear, playing the, 112–123.

Beds, native, 35.

Beggars, 269.

Belgian colony, 46.

Belize, 235, 238, 244.

Belize River, 240, 244.

Bibliography, 300–301.

Birds, 86–87.

Bogran, General, 264.

Books, Ancient, 153–154.

Bonilla, Manuel, 263.

Boys, 114.

Brandy, native, 97.

Bull-fight, 68–69, 111.

Butterflies, 89.

Cabrera, President, 24, 126, 195–201.

Cabildo, the, 122.

Caballeria, 92.

Cacao, 97–98.

Cakchiquels, 14.

Calendar of the ancients, 155.

Campeche, 244.

Cantinas, 44.

Caribs, 127–128, 240, 267.

Caribbean Sea, 235–236, 264.

Carcaste, 123.

Cargadors, 122–125.

Carera, Rafael, 181–187.

Casa, the, 110.

Cassava bread, 266.

Cathedral, the, 59, 66.

Cattle raising, 273.

Ceiba trees, 83, 276.

304Central America. United Provinces of, 175, 193.

Central America, conquest of, 12. et seq.

Central Railroad, 138–139.

Cerna, Vicente, 187.

Chocon River, 50.

Cholera, 181.

Champerico, 19, 23.

Chicle, 244.

Churches, 209.

Cisterns, 241.

Cities, location of, 61.

Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 237.

Climate, 8, 10, 60, 248, 284.

Clothing, 121–122.

Coban, 7, 50, 146–147.

Cochineal, 25, 139.

Cocoanut palm, 95.

Cock-fighting, 270.

Coffee, 105–108, 136.

Columbus, Christopher, 13, 165.

Colon, statue of, 63; theatre, 67.

Comayagua, 257–258.

Commandancias, 127.

Commerce in Honduras, 276–278.

Congress, First, 175.

Congrehoy, 276, 286.

Conventionality, 113–114.

Copan, ruins of, 151, 160, 164, 290, et seq.

Cordilleras, 9.

Corn, 91.

Cortez, Hernan, 90, 246.

Costa Rica, 100.

Costume, 129.

Courting customs, 112–113.

Credit, 117, 224.

Creoles, 109, et seq., 212.

Cruelty of Spaniards, 166, 205.

Crusades, the, 203.

Currency, 220–221.

305Customs, 33, 65, 71–73, 110–111, 227.

Custom-house, 20.

Dandies, 65.

Davila, Miguel, 263.

Debt, 117.

Departments of Guatemala, 281; of Honduras, 283.

Diaz, Porfirio, 12, 199.

Dogs, 138.

Drunkenness, 129.

Earthquakes, 5, 287–288.

Education, 75, 114–115, 219; in Honduras, 271.

El Carmen, church of, 58.

El Rancho, 141.

Engineers, American, 147.

Escuintla, 26, 138–139, 140.

Exports, 221–222; of Honduras, 277.

Farming, 92.

Fiestas, 38, 77, 207.

Flores, Vice-President, 6, 176.

Flowers, 241–242.

Fonseca, Bay of, 245, 276.

Food, 32.

Foreigners, 71.

Foreign trade, 221–222.

Forests, tropical, 81, et seq.

Fruits, 98, 241.

Fuego, Volcano of, 5, 55.

Gainza, Gavino, 172–173.

Golfete, Gulf of, 48.

Gracias-a-Dios, Cape, 245.

Granados, 187, 188, 189.

Granadilla, 98.

Gualan, 42, 143.

Guardiola, President, 264.

Guardia Viejo, 77.

Guatemala, Kingdom of, 13.

306Guatemala, area of, 9; population of, 11; travelling in, 24, et seq.

Guatemala City, 8, 54, et seq., 115, 141, 271; destruction of, 5, 55.

Guatemala Northern Railway, 100.

Hidalgo, 170.

Hieroglyphs, 155, et seq., 294.

Holidays, 121.

Honduras, 100.

Honduras, History of, 204.

Hotels, 78, 254, 256.

Houses, 62.

Humming birds, 53.

Hustler, a tropical, 101.

Hut, building of, 45.

Idols, 156.

Iguala, Plan of, 174.

Iguana, 88–89.

Imports, 221–222; of Honduras, 277.

Improvidence, 117–119.

Indians, 31, 38, 74, 116; Customs of, 115–118.

Independence, 173, et seq.

Industries, lack of, 273.

Inquisition, 167.

Insects, abundance of, 52, 86, 89, 256.

Izabal, Lake, 6, 8, 47, et seq., 100; town, 49.

Java, an American, 82.

Jefe, 123.

Jesuits, 190.

Labor, laws of, 93.

Land, cost of, 92.

Las Casas, 167.

Laundries, public, 77.

Livingston, 7, 47, 128.

307Logwood, 84, 94, 243.

Lotteries, 25.

Machete, 42, 84.

Mahogany, 83, 94, 244.

Maize, 91.

Mañana, 143, 227.

Mango, 99.

Mangrove-tree Swamps, 246.

Manufacturing, 228.

Manzana, 96.

Marimba, the, 125.

Markets, 72–74, 114, 241.

Marriage, 112–113.

Matapolo, the, 85.

Mayas, the, 150, 297.

Mazatenango, 9, 122, 138.

Medicinal plants, 93.

Mexican War, 264.

Mexico, Annexation to, 175.

Military service, 272.

Minerva, Festival of, 219; temple of, 77.

Mining, 229; in Honduras, 274–275.

Missions, Protestant, 191, 214–216.

Mistletoe, 34.

Monroe Doctrine, 2, 226.

Montagua River, 144, 157–158, 230.

Montezuma, 151.

Money, 20, 72, 220–221, 278.

Monkeys, 86–87.

Morazan Francisco, 176–179, 184, 259.

Mosquito coast, 236, 266.

Mountains, 3, 247.

Mozo, the, 116–117, 122–125.

Mulua, 137.

Music, 124–125, 210.

Museum, 75.

Nature, Prodigality of, 247–248.

Natives of Honduras, 267–269.

National Palace, 63.

308Navy of Honduras, 249.

Negroes, 144, 238.

Newspapers, 219.

New Orleans, 145.

“No hay,” land of, 117–118.

Nopal, the, 25.

Northers, the, 243.

Northern Railroad, 140–145.

Nutmegs, 98.

Occidental Railroad, 134, 136–138.

Ocos, 5, 18, 146.

Opportunities, 222; in Honduras, 278–279; in British Honduras, 243.

Orchids, 83, 242.

Outlaws, 182.

Oxen, use of, 29.

Pacific slope, 105.

Palms, 82, 94.

Panama, 135.

Panama hats, 274.

Pan American Railroad, 134–136.

Panzos, 146.

Parasitic growths, 83.

Parks, 76.

Parrots, 86.

Paseo de la Reforma, 76.

Passion-flower, fruit of, 98.

Patio, 63.

Patulul, 138.

Peonage, 119–121.

Peten, Lake, 6, 50, 151.

Picture writing, 154.

Pirates, 235–236.

Plaza de Armas, 63.

Plants, medicinal, 93.

Political divisions, 11.

Polochic River, 7, 50, 146.

Popul Vuh, 152.

Possibilities in tropics, 225.

Post office, 75.

Pottery, 229.

Presbyterian missions, 71, 191, 214–216.

309President, term and election of, 12.

Prisoners, 79.

Priests, Spanish, 153, 206.

Prisons, 254–255.

Pronunciamentos, 171.

Processions, Religious, 212.

Protestant Missions, 214.

Puerto Barrios, 7, 46, 145–146.

Puerto Cortez, 249–252.

Quahtemala, Kingdom of, 90.

Quetzalcoatl, 201–202.

Quetzal, 75, 86.

Quezaltenango, 8, 137, 176.

Quiché Indians, 14, 208–209.

Quirigua, 151, 155, et seq.

Railroads, 132, et seq., 231; of Honduras, 252–253, 276.

Rancho San Agustin, 39.

Religion of ancients, 151.

Retalhuleu, 9, 23, 122, 136.

Revolutions, fear of, 22, 261–263.

Rio Dulce, 47, 91.

Rivers of Honduras, 245–246.

Roads, 33.

Roatan, Island of, 265, 267.

Routes to Honduras, 248.

Royal palm, 95.

Rubber, 96.

Ruins, 149, et seq., 202.

Saint day, 121.

Salina Cruz, 16.

Salvador, San, 143.

Santa Maria, Volcano of, 4, 6, 137, 288.

San Benito, 17.

Sanarate, 34.

San Felipe, Fort of, 49.

San Felipe, 137.

San Jose, 139.

San Juan, Fort of, 79.

San Pedro Sula, 252–254.

Santo Tomas, 46.

310Sarsaparilla, 85.

Scavengers, 138.

Schools, 75.

Señoras, 114.

Señoritas, 111–113.

Servants, 116.

Sierra de Santa Cruz, 47.

Sierras de las Minas, 40, 47.

Sloth, the, 88.

Smoking, 130–131.

Snakes, 88.

Soldiers, 64, 79, 126–127, 271.

Spaniards, Government by, 165, et seq.

Spanish-American women, 101–101.

Staring, custom of, 111.

Sugar cane, 96–97, 274.

Superstition, 209.

Tacana, Volcano of, 4.

Tajumulco, Volcano of, 4.

Tapachula, 22, 134.

Tegucigalpa, 248, 255, 258–259.

Temperature of Honduras, 284.

Theatre, 111.

Tierra caliente, 9, 42.

Tierra fria, 10.

Tierra templada, 10.

Timber, variety of, 93.

Tobacco, 98.

Toltecs, the, 150.

311Tortillas, 75.

Totonicapan, 8.

Travelling, 61, 255.

Tram cars, 79.

Transportation, 132.

Tropics, vegetation of the, 51.

Tropical fruits, demand for, 104.

Truxillo, 276.

Tula, 150.

Turtles, 88.

Umbrella ants, 90.

University of Guatemala, 75.

Vanilla, 85.

Vegetation, 37.

Volcanoes, 4, 56, 286–290.

Wages, 221.

White-eye, 97.

Wizards, Indian, 209.

Women, 110, 128–129, 140.

Yellow fever, 250.

Yohoa, Lake of, 246.

Yucatan, 149.

Zacapa, 143.

Zambos, 236, 266.

Zutugils, 14.

Transcriber’s Note: Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected. Typographical errors were silently corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book.