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THE MAYA: TRIBAL HISTORY

healthy from the point of view of the European. Indeed, the thick vegetation which clothes the river valleys and lower lying parts of the whole Maya area is the principal

Fig. 45.

1. Aztec. 16. Kakchiquel.
2. Pipil. 17. Tzutuhil.
3. Chontal. 18. Uspantec.
4. Zotzil. 19. Kekchi.
5. Tzental. 20. Pokonchi.
6. Chol. 21. Pokomam.
7. Chanabal. 22. Chorti.
8. Chicomaltec. 23. Maya.
10. Cuje. 24. Zoque.
11. Jacaltec. 25. Tapachula.
12. Mam.
13. Ixil. 1 and 2, Nahuatl;
14. Aquacatec. 3-23, Maya; 24 and
15. Quiché. 25 Zoquean)

obstacle in the way of archaeological investigation, since not only does it render the ruins extremely difficult to locate, but it also contributes very seriously to their decay. The fauna is rich, and includes birds of

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