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front from the ancient Spanish walls of the city is laid out in a beautiful park [[crossout]] samato [[/crossout]] lawn covered with the Luneta or circular driveway in the center & the Niguila Hotel courrarading[[?]] the whole  I have seen nowhere in the tropics a better or more sanitary city.  The people [[crossout]] she [[/crossout]]or natives show no diseases practically & there are few cripples or beggars seen in the city!  The usual sort of conveyances here is a small loaded dog cart drawn by a pony & called a cales.  This is peculiar to the country & driven by a native & fairly well gated pony.  Two fruits new to me