cave

This detail shows an oval-shape with a gloss, “Cuegas ostotli.” Cuevas (caves) may be the intention, and the error would suggest that the writer was not a native Spanish speaker. Oztotl is the Nahuatl word for cave. Caves often held a pre-Hispanic significance. The name of this town includes the word “Cuevas,” suggesting that the caves here have a deep historical significance. [SW]