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of its architecture as compared with that of even the wealthiest of its followers. One church with fine double towers near the southern border of the town is particularly handsome. 

The markets of San Luis are very interesting particularly the market Porfirio Diaz. In the building where this market is held there are not many things of special note except perhaps the grain sellers who are located about the outside along [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] under the broad portico that extends about this market particularly near its northern end gather the poor people who have something to sell & under rude booths and shelters or even in the open air along the [[strikethrough]] walk [[/strikethrough]] sides of the streets are vendors of all manner of odds & ends.

The characteristic feature of this place is the "tuna" sellers. The tuna is the fruit of the cactus (Opuntia ficus-indicus). By cultivation in a rude way on these dry plains several varieties of the fruit have been produced known as white, yellow, crystalline, &c. all