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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $80, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMEX168)		  
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan  •  John Lloyd Stephens  •  Karl Ackerman
ARCHAEOLOGY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 286 PAGES
A classic, first published in 1841. Stephens chronicles in rich detail his rediscovery of 44 Maya sites in the Yucatan, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Tulum. This new one-volume edition, organized geographically, is especially abridged for the visitor. Edgar Allan Poe called the book "perhaps the most interesting travel book ever published." Dozens of modern and archival photographs complement Frederick Catherwood's original drawings. (MEX02, $16.95)		   Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
Maya Art and Architecture  •  Mary Ellen Miller
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
Organized thematically, this book by Yale art historian Mary Ellen Miller surveys the art and architecture throughout Mayadom. She makes use of the latest discoveries at Tikal, Copan Palenque and other Maya sites to present the range of art from architecture, to sculpture, ceramics and murals. The text is much enhanced by 200 illustrations, 50 in color, including site plans, maps, strikingly rendered reconstructions and color photographs of key temples and buildings. For the traveler interested in better understanding Maya art -- and particularly the glyphs featured on Maya sculpture -- we couldn't recommend this book more highly. (MYA20, $19.95)		   Maya Art and Architecture
The Labyrinth of Solitude  •  Octavio Paz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1985 •  PAPER  • 398 PAGES
An enduring classic by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist Octavio Paz. This collection of essays tackles Mexican culture and character. The chapters on the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead and the conquest are especially memorable. (MEX08, $14.50)		   The Labyrinth of Solitude
Moon Handbook Yucatan Peninsula  •  Lisa and Gary Prado Chandler
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 391 PAGES
A compact, comprehensive travel guide with an excellent overview of the natural history and culture of the region, including Yucatan but also Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. It includes detailed information on hotels, restaurants and attractions. With good site diagrams and sketch maps throughout. (MEX66, $21.95)		   Moon Handbook Yucatan Peninsula
Yucatan Map  •  ITMB
2008 •  MAP
Double-sided, indexed road map of the region at 1:500,000, printed on durable waterproof paper. Coverage divides the area into north and south sections, and includes all of Belize. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 30' intervals. Map legend is in English and Spanish. Two Sides. 27 X 37 inches. (MEX04, $12.95)		   Yucatan Map



Also Recommended

Northern Yucatan Adventure Map  •  National Geographic Society    •  With site diagrams and insets of Merida and Cancun, this detailed map (1:500,000) shows cities, roads, parks and Maya sites, including Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Tulum and Coba, south to Sian Ka'an, covering most Yucatan itineraries. (MEX248, $11.95)
 		  
Rough Guide Yucatan  •  Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This compact guide in the informative British series covers the Yucatan and the adjoining Maya sites in Tabasco and Chiapas. (MEX156, $19.99)
 		  
Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes and the Fall of Old Mexico  •  Hugh Thomas   • HISTORY  •  An entertaining and monumental tome on the conquest of Mexico. It's rare to find a work of such scholarship and importance that is also an enjoyable read. (MEX06, $25.00)
 		  
Yucatan Before and After the Conquest  •  Diego de Landa  •  William Gates   • HISTORY  •  A 16th-century report by the first bishop of Yucatan, a dedicated ethnographer who has provided the most complete early European account of the Maya. With maps and handsome line drawings. (MYA15, $8.95)
 		  
An Album of Maya Architecture  •  Tatiana Proskouriakoff   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Scholar, artist and architect Proskouriakoff presents breathtaking artistic reconstructions of what Maya cities may have looked like in their heyday in this classic work, first published in 1946. (MYA06, $19.95)
 		  
Breaking the Maya Code  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Mayan hieroglyphs were a linguistic puzzle until the 1952 breakthrough translation of a Mayan bark-paper text, as Coe explains in this history. The book also includes an extensive discussion of Maya studies and political activism in the wake of the linguistic discovery. (MYA30, $19.95)
 		  
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya  •  Simon Martin  •  Nikolai Grube   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color and black-and-white, this is the story of ancient Maya kings and queens as gleaned from recently deciphered hieroglyphs. (MYA31, $26.95)
 		  
Reading Maya Art  •  Marc Zender   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Presented here for the first time is a compendium of 100 hieroglyphs, the building blocks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture. (MYA69, $34.95)
 		  
Reading the Maya Glyphs  •  Mark Van Stone  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  This compact, illustrated guide to commonly encountered Maya hieroglyphs provides an excellent introduction to Maya writing for the traveler. We also carry Coe's classic text The Maya. ($24.95, Item MYA10) (MYA26, $19.95)
 		  
The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs  •  Linda Schele  •  Peter Mathews   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A vivid guided tour of seven Maya sites, including Palenque, Tikal and Chichen Itza. This outstanding book features photos and line drawings throughout, and introductory chapters with a succinct introduction to Maya history and culture. (MYA13, $22.00)
 		  
The End of Time, The Maya Mystery of 2012  •  Anthony Aveni   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Aveni covers what we know about the Maya and their ideas about creation, the Maya calendar and astronomy in this crisp overview. (MYA73, $19.95)
 		  
The Maya  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  The eighth edition of Coe's clear, concise and authoritative, illustrated survey of the Maya. (MYA10, $26.95)
 		  
The Order of Days, The Maya World and the Truth About 2012  •  David Stuart   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Stuart refutes common myths about the Maya calendar and the hysteria over the end of the world on December 21, 2012. (MYA75, $24.00)
 		  
Mexico in Mind  •  Maria Finn   • ANTHOLOGY  •  John Steinbeck, D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Malcolm Lowry and others offer diverse impressions of the many Mexicos. (MEX178, $14.95)
 		  
Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life  •  Dennis Tedlock   • LITERATURE  •  The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths and stories of the Quiche people, fundamental to understanding the worldview of the highland Maya. (MYA14, $16.99)
 		  
Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide  •  Victoria Schlesinger   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive guide to the natural and cultural history of 100 plants and animals of the Maya world, primarily those from the lowland tropical forest of Central America but also including savanna, mangrove and coral reef habitats. (MYA29, $29.95)
 		  
Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador  •  Ernest Preston Edwards   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This classic guide illustrates all the regularly occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species. (MEX47, $22.95)
 		  
Mexican Mammals Guide for Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche  •  Rainforest Publications   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-out, easy to use, 14-panel laminated plastic card featuring full-color illustrations of the region. (MEX293, $7.95)
 		  
Mexico Birds Guide for Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche  •  Rainforest Publications   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-out, 14-panel laminated plastic card featuring full-color illustrations of the birds of the region. (MEX294, $7.95)
 		  
Southern Mexico, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  Les Beletsky   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A popular guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians and reef fishes of southern Mexico, featuring 100 excellent color plates. (FG32, $27.95)
 		  
 
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