Esta edición es un facsímil de la edición publicada en 1843 por J. & H. G. Langley

Chapter 1: setting out -- accommodations -- arrival at sisal -- geographical and political view of Yucatan -- a christening -- lady smokers -- off for the interior - Merida -- a feast-day -- Christmas eve -- Christmas day -- conclusion of a feast -- holy unction -- Indian character --soldiers´ return -- holy days - graming -- Chapter 2: description of Merida -- geographical and historical -- the city -- public squares -- the market - trade -- habits and customs - health -- the public buildings -- a way to get a husband -- New Year eve -- new year day -- the city and environs -- a touch of music -- a country seat -- congress of Yucatan -- Franciscan ruins -- more holy days -- cock-fighting -- a drill -- the bishop at home -- the collage - miracles -- Chapter 3: mechanical pursuits -- the circulating medium -- a ball -- a remnant of Franciscans -- signs of decay in the suburbs -- the cementery -- the weather -- a whole congregation flogged -- the wise men -- The gentlemen -- extra civilities -- the appearances of trade -- products of the soil - education -- language of the Indians -- the ancient people -- waldeck´s opinion of them -- the Maya language -- the lord´s prayer in Maya -- Grammars of that dialect -- difficulties in speaking it -- traits of the Indian character -- Chapter 4: preparations for the interior - outfit, &c - the Indian boy - departure from Merida - arribal at tixcoco - calcachen - a feast day -- Isamal at a distane - arrival there - our palace - a procession - ancient mounds - the church - a striking Indian - wrong impressions - tuncax - a dilemma - philosophy of the road side - a dinner - visit a curate - a touch of comfort - mail carrier - sitax - an Indian alcalde - tinum - an allusion - Valladolid - a mistake rectified in time - Chapter 5: festival of the purification - a factory discovered - new quarters - appearance of public buildings - church - singular - display of taste - population and health - the town - its suburbs - monastic ruins - remarkable sonata - amusements - the riband dance - the market place - cotton - ancient ruins - difficulties of strangers - a norther - kaua - the churlish curate - end of a feast - the route - approach to Chi-chen - a glimpse of the ruins - Chapter 6: a visit to the ruins - reflections - Indian visitors - detail of the ruins of Chi-chen - the temple - the pyramid - the dome - the house of the Caciques - general ruins - mounds - foundations - characteristics of the ruins - materials and manner of building - the finish - fresco paintings - Chapter 7: an arrival - unexpected honors - usurpation of office - prices of labor - Indian way of living - a sonata - an incident - departure - yacaba - sonata at tabi - arrival at sotuta - las ruinas - a benediction - cantamayec - turn physician - successful practice - the reward of merit - route to teabo - its curate - mani - arrival at Ticul - description of Ticul - the church - curate - marketplace - pretty women - convent - occupations - health - roads - sugar estates - ruins of Ichmul - Departure - Cross the cordilleras -- Chapter 8: the ruins of Kahbah - Those of zayi - Scattered ruins - church at nohcacab - the padre - the town - departure for Uxmal - arrival at the hacienda - quarters and arrangements - the scenery - general character of the ruins of Uxmal - The governor´s house - the nuns´house - the pyramid - other remains - pyramids, walls and mounds - reservoir - moonlight - Chapter 9: introductory facts - ruins of Yucatan and other parts of Mexico - ruins of North America - Mississippi and Missouri - Look out mountain - Ohio river - mount Joliet and others - Indian races - ledyard - Bradford - Dr. Morton - diversity of opinions - pyramids of Egypt - speculations - vassalage - comparison - traditions - embalming - priesthood - Siamese - Japanese - astronomy and mythology - Chapter 10: waldeck´s remarks on Uxmal - ancient tools - soil and health - ancient customs - end of time - the coronation of an emperor - religious beliefs - marriage ceremony - in fant baptism - origin of those rites - horse worship - amusements - markets - idols - candidates for matrimony - their worship varies - refinements - Chapter 11: departure from Uxmal - abala - the road - the curate´s hacienda - arrival al Merida - Hotel de diligencias - bishop preaching - strange scenes - parting with José - departure from Merida - coach and passengers - scenes of the road - zibackchen - accommodations - arrival at campeachy - Chapter 12: reception at campeachy - the city - public buildings - the convent - the market - charity - an ancient custom - population - the college - foundations of the city - subterraneous caverns - the suburbs - the harbor - climate and health - various ruins - the author´s collection of idols - Dr. Morton on the archeology of Yucatan - other ruins - reptiles and insects - a concealed nation - the brothers camachos - Chapter 13: political history of Yucatan - the rochelanos - a civil revolution - a tumultuary movement in the interior - Santiago iman - attack on espita - retreat to San Fernando - quiet restored for a time - colonel roquena - attack on tizimin - return of the troops - attack on Valladolid - capitulation - succession of events - a new constitution - the new congress - new party - opinions - physical incapacity for independence - the press of Yucatan - Chapter 14: remarks on American languages in general - conflicting opinions of philologists - religious zeal a stimulus that has produced the grammars and vocabularies of the American languages - sketch of the grammar of the Maya tongue - concluding observations respecting its origin -- Appendix

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