CHAPTER XIV.

Departure from Ticul.--The Sierra.--Nohcacab.--Ruins of Nohpat.--Return to Uxmal.--The Campo Santo.--Work of Mr. Waldeck.--General Description of the Ruins.--Two ruined Edifices.--Great Stone Rings.--House of the Nuns.--Dimensions, &c.---Courtyard.--Facades.--A lofty Edifice.--Complicated Ornament.--Painted Facades.--Sculptured Doorways.--House of the Birds.--Remains of Painting.--An Arch.--House of the Dwarf.--Building loaded with Ornaments.--Long and narrow Structure.--Tasteful Arrangement of Ornaments.--Human Sacrifices.--House of the Pigeons.--Range of Terraces called the Campo Santo.---House of the Old Woman.--Circular Mound of Ruins.--Wall of the City.--Close of Description.--Title Papers of Uxmal.--Of the Antiquity of Uxmal.