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This ill temper of the air, and the mountainous foil, are the cause that Acapulco must me supply'd with provisions from other parts; and therefore it is dear living there, because a man cannot eat well under a piece of eight a dar; the place, besides…

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But it is to be observ'd, that in Acapulco, Mexico, and other places of New Spain, it never rains in the morning, and therefore he that will not be wet, must take care to dispatch his business before noon, and then  stay at home.

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But as to Wine, their Country affords none; for their Grapes will not ripen kindly in the rainy Season, and the Heats at other Ties make the Liquor sour; and this is the reason, that scarce any Countries between the Tropics afford good Wine.

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Chap. IV. Of the Winds and Tides, the Temperature of the Air, and Seasons of Mexico.

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Then the Natives really complain of Cold, Morning and Evening, as they do in the succeeding months till February; tho’ the Weather then seems very moderate to a European Constitution.

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But secondly, he told me that the Climate of those parts had this effect, to produce a fair show, but little matter or substance. As in the flesh we fed on, so likewise in all the fruits there, which are most fair and beautiful to behold, most sweet…

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The empire of Mexico is continued isthmus of high and mountains lands. Cool by their elevation, they are fanned on each side by winds from the eastern and western oceans.

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But it is to be observ'd, that in Acapulco, Mexico, and other places of New Spain, it never rains in the morning, and therefore he that will not be wet, must take care to dispatch his business before noon, and then  stay at home.

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But it is to be observ'd, that in Acapulco, Mexico, and other places of New Spain, it never rains in the morning, and therefore he that will not be wet, must take care to dispatch his business before noon, and then  stay at home.

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But it is to be observ'd, that in Acapulco, Mexico, and other places of New Spain, it never rains in the morning, and therefore he that will not be wet, must take care to dispatch his business before noon, and then  stay at home.

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We now returned to our former post, having buried our dead in one of the subterraneous dwellings already mentioned, filling and levelling it, that our loss should not be perceived by the enemy. How wretched and comfortless was our situation after our…

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These Rains which overflow all the flat Country; the Land and Sea Breezes that blow alternately, and their numerous Lakes, render the Air cool, and make even the Torrid Zone habitable and pleasant: the Heats whereof would otherwise have been…

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and not have chosen to fix the two great Empires of Mexico and Peru within the Torrid Zone, and in a manner desert the rest of the Country. It is much more likely therefore, that the inhabitants of Peru and Mexico should derive themselves from the…

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