central america

Travel guide that follows the route of Mayan civilizations past and present in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, with practical advice on hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

Explores the advanced civilization and unsolved mysteries of the Maya, who reigned for over 2,000 years and then disappeared.

Traces the history and development of Central America, beginning with the early pre-Columbian cultures and ending with the political and economic challenges the region is facing at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Traces Maya civilization from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century, examining the daily life of the people, and discusses topics such as the civilization's economy, social and political systems, writing and calendar, arts and crafts, and religion.

Presents an introduction to Central American cooking, featuring traditional recipes for bread, salads, tortillas, desserts, and other foods, and includes information on the history, geography, customs, and people of the region.

Disgusted with modern American culture, Allie Fox takes his family to live in the jungles of Central America.

Reprints reports and photographs that appeared in "National Geographic" magazine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which tell of the discoveries made by archaeologists on some of their first investigations of ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations.

Examines ancient cities in the Americas, revealing how settlements evolved and how urban centers grew and functioned.

Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.