The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ALTAR INSCRTTTION OF COPAN. fell back on Huaxteca, whilst the main body coasted the seaboardof the Mexican Gulf, building Blasillo, where palaces and templesare still standing, and Comalcalco (Centla). Here they divided ;some following the Carmen lagoon entered Yucatan by Patonchan,. INSCRIPTION OF LORILLARD CITY. of which the chief or reigning family were the Cocomes ; Ake,Izamal, Mayapan, etc., were built by this branch. The others directed their march towards the south andfoun
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The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ALTAR INSCRTTTION OF COPAN. fell back on Huaxteca, whilst the main body coasted the seaboardof the Mexican Gulf, building Blasillo, where palaces and templesare still standing, and Comalcalco (Centla). Here they divided ;some following the Carmen lagoon entered Yucatan by Patonchan, . INSCRIPTION OF LORILLARD CITY. of which the chief or reigning family were the Cocomes ; Ake, Izamal, Mayapan, etc., were built by this branch. The others directed their march towards the south andfounded Palenque and Ocosingo, then falling back on theUsumacinta, setded at Lorillard and the more distant Tikal.Here took place the branching off which we mentioned above ;one division, from which the Tutulxius were descended, going 480 The Ancient Cities of the New World. north, founded Nohbeccan, Itiirbide, Labna, Kabah, Uxmal, and Chichen ; whilst the other built Coban, Copan, and Ouirigua, where they met and amalgamated with the branch which hadfollowed the Pacific coast. The latter, after they had traversedthe region inhabited by the Zapotecs (Oaxaca), tarried at Tehuan-