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A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. xvii+332 pages with illustrated title, color plates, photographs, site plans, map and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with silver and green lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Since the publication of the first edition of this work, it has become the standard guide for serious travelers to the great Maya sites of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. In this expanded and updated edition C. Bruce Hunter offers an introduction to the culture and history of the Maya, taking into account the most recent discoveries and theories about their origins, rise to greatness, and fall. He then takes the reader on a tour through their magnificent cities and ceremonial centers. Each site is presented in the light of current excavations and restorations and illuminated by stunning photographs and detailed site maps. Important centers that have recently become accessible by modern transportation have been added to this edition. Appended are helpful suggestions for reaching the sites, tours, weather and clothing tips, and a list of selected readings. The twenty-four sites included: Guatemala: El Baul, Iximche, Kaminaljuyu, Las Ilusiones, Mixco Viejo, Monte Alto, Quirigua, Seibal, Tikal, and Zaculeu. Honduras: Copan Mexico: Bonampak, Coba, Chichen Itza, Cozumel, Edzna, Kabah, Labna, Palenque, Sayil, Tulum, Uxmal, Xlapak, and Yaxchilan. Condition: Jacket lightly soiled, some chips to edges, price clipped else very good in like jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: A3456

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