central america

Traces the subjugation of the Maya population in Guatemala from the Conquest to the present.

Provides an overview of the fashion and dress, diet, hygiene, medicine, and other cultural aspects of ancient Mesoamerica, including some gross-out facts.

Chronicles the journey of American diplomat John Lloyd Stephens and British artist Frederick Catherwood, friends and fellow explorers, to Central America in 1839, chasing rumors of strange stone ruins in the then-unmapped jungles, and how they discovered the ancient Maya civilization.

A collection of one hundred facts about ancient pyramids.

As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.

A comprehensive encyclopedia of the mythology of Native Americans in North, Central, and South America that includes entries on more than nine hundred characters and themes such as life, afterlife, creation, monsters, and sacred landscapes, with over five hundred color photographs, paintings, and drawings.

Examines Argentine activities in Central America from 1977 to 1984, and looks at the history and nature of the Argentine base of operations6 in the United States and the Argentine international links with anti-Communists.