They range from six or eight feet in height to twelve or more, and are shaped like great urns, open at the top, which is protected by a thatch, generally two-pitched.

The _temascals_ were also unusually well built of stone, and frequently were neatly covered with white plaster.

Soon after leaving San Pedro, in the afternoon, we came upon two indian boys digging in the ground.

Inquiring what they were doing, we learned that they were hunting honey-ants, and in a moment our whole party was engaged in the same operation.

These ants were found some inches below the surface, either singly, or in roundish holes containing half a dozen or more; the abdomen was swelled until it was as round as a pea and as large as a fair-sized currant, and was filled with honey.