Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-01-30
the cUMBREs.
Mexican Scenery of Unequalled
Grandeur and Beauty

Mexican Scenery OF Unequallec
Grandeur and Beauty.
Written for the HERALD.
The Cordillera tAndes) that has it
BIRTH at Patagonia, runs parallel will
the Pacific coast, traversipg Chill, Peru
Bolivia, Ecuador and Nueva Granada
depressing somewhat in Panama ant
Nicaragua, rises again in Central Amer
lea, and then penetrates into Mexico
1t branches off easterly at 0axaca, run
ming parallel with the Gulf Of Mexico
In dividing itself east and west, the
magnificent chain of mountains leaves
between the two ranges a table.land oil
between 1000 and 5000 feet above the
level OF the sea. On the east OF the
eastern range is large extent Of Level
land reaching to the Gulf of Mexico,
and embraces tropical nature in its
breadth. The axis Of the central con
tinent is cut in the place we will feebly
attemnt to describe.
Leaving the sea at Vera Cruz, passing
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ponds (tierra caliente), we enter, sixty
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rich na,;na the co,ors Of Tho ra;,,tou
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oreat Lengths from Tho treas .beg am
brace unon l;m,;d wa,er. in syea.
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cades. Below in the valley there are
seen coffee plantations, sugar cane fields.
corn growing in extraordinary exuber.
,ince, barley, beans, chile. vines and
olives. As you ascend the dir becomes
humid. the fragrance Of flowers DELIGHTS
the senses, the trees grow larger and
are covered with climbing vines. In
the distance Won see the celebrated peak
of Orizaba piereine the skies. clothed in
perpetual snov-now giving Won color
of pink, now of blue. and then blend
ing all the celors AS the liobt strik es IL
You pass ADVISES. fearful sublime with
mingled sensations Of horror and adj.
miration. Here Won nav HOMAGE to the
daring oenius who conceived tracod
and carried mt this wmderfu, railroad
engineering over such obstacles and ven
thank him for his audacitv. for II oneps
a world of grandeur and beantv mn.
eaualled.
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TIL. scenery i 81 tba ,no.t sn,,;,aa
character whether so.n n a,;mn.os
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still - Tor non h.rs ssar no,h;na or,.
nared w;th The avars;,o,,, ,;a4,,so.
part tina. we are going to bebald II ia
called the Joya. ueweD. This spot
has no equal In the most beautiful
scenery of the globe. On one side the
noun aims touching the skies crowned
With LARGE luxuriant trees its sides COW.
cred viii, a mantl. Of moss varrieoated
With flowers and ferns of exceeding
beauty and infinite varietv, ON The other
side valley. dark green. crossed nv n
murmuring stream. gliding upon A bril-.
liant bed OF sand and pebbles a few
cottages. white nictnresoue dating tho
sides s1ittle nests az larks on the bios.
SONS of flowers p-nature seems to hive
been most prodioal in sboweyino upon
this spot ali tho combined beauties in
her mower. In passipo through this
most lovely of regions man wisbes no
other SPOT ON earth wherein to cast his
lot so sweetly trapouil ia IL. so raptur.