The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-06-16
Mexico in Area
West of VeraCruz
Real Wonderland

WAsn1NGroN. june While
tully aware of the hiEh percentage
" error most aweoplng assertions
contain | ncvcrtchrlrsp Vonture to
claim that the country lying between
the cities ~ Vera Cruz ana Mexico
city pnssosscs more varied natural at
fractions than any other arrn ~ rlmi.
liar extent IN the world"
This IN the abatement " Frank NJ
Chapman in "a communication 60 the
National Geographic Society, concern
ing Nern Cruz. which figures ~ CON
sr'cuuslN ln news diapni chcs from
Mexico. pr Chapman continues.
W." on" student or tourist. thorc can
hc no question tnnt one should enter
McNicp from Tho CUR 4 Journey from
ihc runsi iu the capital follows %
natural succession ~ Climatic zones as
well aa the sequence ~ curly historic
NrntH
"rhc day. indeed, should begin at
sunrise, Hofup hours before disemhark-
inE az Vera Cruz with hone that
one nay have the furu good Fortune
Co. SEQ the first rays ~ tho sun to touch
tnc summit ~ ri OrizHha. the first.
10 % VIII hd among the most lastiuE.
~ uno'a ifnprossinuS ~ Mexico m.
shore IL sim some 30 miles blatant, tho
mountain ttSof about leo milcH. and
urr is with difficulty convinced ma,
he cleaning pink cloud high above
~" hpri1hn ia part ~ the atNl lnvisl+
hle cnrih beneath a. Doubtless the
A1icca were not familiar with this
Wow ~ M OriKaha. but from no Other
plncn 10 ihclt naino fOr 10 -CitWltnuatI
the star Mountain So appucablc
NotfiN every little mft OF gu'f
weed shelters "a sisrm ~ small fish.
nour tine ARGOS koya tho black and
white
ihorr. nro abundant. and occasionn
herring gniir. sooty nr hrldled terms
ana ffisntc birds are Hocn while nj
trrqueni Intervals tying fish. fiuahef
hN ne Steamer spring from bonontl
ne bow and scale away one oVcop
iionaily Utlm ms rnine when the Cuif
was CLASSY smooth, ~ could see them
from tho bow uf our ship sWimm,nr
ahead q foot or two beneath Mo sur
face
"Tlme wss when Vcra cruz was
dreaded 49, "A pest hole. nud train. al
once cook ono from tho steamer ut
mo Sieith ON the way tn Mexico city
usually M flr ns DrlzahH Now how
ever, sanitary conditions and hotel ac
commodations have been ao improvee
Inst ono may sfny hcre without dan
ger or discomfort Al least ono should
remain over night 90 begin tho trif
''""A" N'N' N8tN'N NAhN NIFlN iu Tho
morning, and thus he nblc To- SEQ overv |
foot ~ this remarkable journey.
In our trip from the Gun 10 ii,
summit of Sirrru, We pass through |
tropical temperate and borenl zones
M IirrraH Calientc Tompiada. and !
fria. Of the native our actual four
ney 10 passing from sea- level [,
snow line, may be matter Of 75 |
miles, our change OF altitude approx
nni"N three miles but IN IL were g. ]
seek the Canadian zone not on noun !
ain tor but ON the copat. "a would be-
necessary for us tn travel To- Mnine al /
Nov1 Scuiu in other words. "a Journey |
v Some Loco miles would be- required |
iu roach conditions which are here dis !
nt bur three aititudinnl miles.
W. follows. then that one can actu
My stand in tropical jungle. where
pArrn's, trongonH. toucana. and other
equatorial birds are calling from the
soma ofap'd irprf nnd look upward IT,
forests az piuca and spruce where
'fosshiils. iuncos pire slslins. ana
ffeniug groshvaks are among the com
mon perm ancntly resident species
Later We may ascend 20 tho snow
on orl1aba ~ discover al apprlxlma
iely what attitude Tho palms NJ an,
Itnrra ohIcuto give way to the oak.
of the TieuH Tempada to ne in urn
replaced hy che spruces nf the Tieu
Flia.'