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illuminate the crystal walls, and scanty information may sometimes be extracted from the innkeepers of Cuernavaca. The best account of it I have been able to find is contained in Madam Calderon's "Life in Mexico," and in Una Excursion a la Caverna de Cacahuamilpa, by Señor Antonio Cubas. The last named author is a faithful and picturesque writer, a geographer and statistician. He makes mention of Cuernavaca as one of the loveliest retreats of the tierra caliente, and calls attention to the gardens of Maximilian, within a league of the town.