Close by the water's edge we were shown some curious impressions, on the nearly level surface of the rock, which were said to be the imprints of the knees of the Holy Virgin as she knelt here to wash clothes in the brook; there are also grooves made by the Virgin's fingers as she scrubbed the clothing on the rock; by the side of these impressions are two hollows, marking the spot where the Holy Child sat with its mother as she worked.

On the rock behind is the impression of a mule's foot.

Formerly there were two of these impressions, but in 1888 a tornado broke away the mass of rock, on which was the other impression.

Just below this place the stream leaps in a pretty cascade which, with its white foam, contrasts strikingly with the black rock.

The trail followed by Cortez on his way from Vera Cruz to Tlaxcala was pointed out to us and we were told that Atlihuitzia in those days was an important city, numbering five thousand _solteros_ (unmarried men).