Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
by Stephens, John LloydEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-03-17
Publisher(s): 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 | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Merida | p. 11 |
| Mayapan and Uxmal | p. 23 |
| Halacho and Maxcami | p. 39 |
| Uxmal: Explorations | p. 51 |
| Uxmal and Ticul | p. 63 |
| Uxmal: The Survey | p. 81 |
| Journey to Kabah | p. 105 |
| Kabah | p. 117 |
| Sayil | p. 137 |
| Labna | p. 155 |
| Bolonchen and Dzibilnocac | p. 175 |
| Mani | p. 197 |
| Chichen Itza | p. 213 |
| Valladolid to Cozumel | p. 237 |
| Tulum | p. 253 |
| Izamal and Ake | p. 269 |
| Illustration Credits | p. 281 |
| Index | p. 283 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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