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zoological as well as archaeological investigations. Through their
warm-hearted benevolence my stay in Zapatera became the most
pleasant remembrance of my long journey.
The results of my antiquarian researches in Zapatera may be
referred to three stations: 1:0. The first station is Punta del Sapote;
the extreme north-western point of the island, where statues, potteries,
and stone relics were found. This station is beyond all comparison the
most important one, because it has never, as far as I know, been
examined, nor even mentioned. It possesses so much greater importance,
as several statues Were found in their original position, thus affording
an insight into the manner how they were used. 2:0. The second
station is Punta de las Figuras. It forms part of the edge of the
crater, sloping softly towards the lake, between Laguna de Apoyo
and Bahia de Chiquero. It has been previously visited by Squier,
who has given figures of several of the statues. Besides those
mentioned by him, many of which I did not find, I lighted upon
some that had escaped his attention. In this locality only
insignificant remains of pottery were met with. 3:0. The third station is
the little island of Ceiba, which, instead of statues, that are wanting,
offers some very well preserved rock-carvings of evidently very
ancient date, and, besides, valuable relics of earthen-ware and stone.
Although my visit to Zapatera was posterior in time to my stay
in Ometepec, I shall begin the detailed description of the antiquities
with those of the first station in Zapatera.
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