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9781560986515

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan

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  • ISBN13:

    9781560986515

  • ISBN10:

    1560986514

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-03-17
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Books

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Summary

A lively, eloquent guide to the Maya ruins of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, as entertaining today as when it was first published in 1843, Stephens' guide recounts his two trips made to the region between 1839 and 1842. It includes extensive accounts of 44 Maya sites as well as of Yucatan folkways, manners, dress, ceremonies, amusementsall of which makes this a great travel book. Now published in a single-volume edition,Incidents of Travel in Yucatancaptures for the modern reader and traveler the excitement of archaeological exploration and discovery.

Author Biography

John Lloyd Stephens was an American explorer whose reports on long-forgotten Mayan ruins in Central America caused a resurgence of popular and scholarly interest in the ancient people.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introductionp. 1
Meridap. 11
Mayapan and Uxmalp. 23
Halacho and Maxcamip. 39
Uxmal: Explorationsp. 51
Uxmal and Ticulp. 63
Uxmal: The Surveyp. 81
Journey to Kabahp. 105
Kabahp. 117
Sayilp. 137
Labnap. 155
Bolonchen and Dzibilnocacp. 175
Manip. 197
Chichen Itzap. 213
Valladolid to Cozumelp. 237
Tulump. 253
Izamal and Akep. 269
Illustration Creditsp. 281
Indexp. 283
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