CUICATLAN (1899) Between Tehuacan and Oaxaca the railroad passes through a low, deep valley which is ever hot.

Few people on the train pass through this valley without feeling its depressing influence.

It would seem that travelers would hardly stop at stations within its limits, unless impelled by actual necessity.

The most important of the towns in this valley is Cuicatlan.

Little of it is to be seen from the railroad, but in reality it is a notably picturesque village.
It is the _cabecera_ of a district in which dwell three most interesting tribes--the Cuicatecs, Chinantecs, and Mazatecs.