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By means of Amy Wimmer Schwarb ST AUGUSTINE, Florida (Reuters) – Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was only four-foot, eleven-inches tall, a trolley tour operator informed his passengers as they rolled down a picturesque street in St. Augustine lined with moss-draped reside all righttrees. But the Timucuan Indians he encountered when he set foot in Florida towered over him, standing 7 feet tall, the tour guide mentioned. Turning into the Fountain of Early life Archaeological Park, he noted: No wonder the explorer concept these tall, tough natives were ingesting enchanted water. …
