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See also:ORIZABA (See also:Indian name Ahuaializ-apan, pleasant See also:waters)
, a See also:city of See also:Mexico in the See also:state of See also:Vera Cruz, 82 m. by See also:rail W.S.W. of the See also:port of Vera Cruz
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Pop
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(Igo()) 32,894, including a large percentage of See also:Indians and See also:half-breeds
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The Mexican railwayaffords frequent communication with the City of Mexico and Vera Cruz, and a See also:short See also:line (42 m.) connects with Ingenio, an See also:industrial See also:village
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See also:Orizaba stands in a fertile, well-watered, and richly wooded valley of the Sierra Madre See also:Oriental, 4025 ft. above See also:sea-level, and about 18 m
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S. of the See also:snow-crowned See also:volcano that bears its name
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It has a mild, humid and healthful See also:climate
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The public edifices include the See also:parish See also: See also:Paper is also made at Cocolapan in the See also:canton of Orizaba . The forests in this vicinity are noted for See also:orchids and ferns . An Indian See also:town called Ahuaializapan, subject to Aztec See also:rule, stood here when See also:Cortes arrived on the See also:coast . The See also:Spanish town that succeeded it did not receive its See also:charter until 1774, though it was one of the stopping-places between Vera Cruz and the See also:capital . In 1862 it was the headquarters of the See also:French . |
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