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Moon Handbook Yucatan Peninsula

by 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. (MEX66, $21.95)

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan

by John Lloyd Stephens | Karl Ackerman

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 286 PAGES

In this beloved classic, first published in 1841, Stephens chronicles his adventures and explorations in the Yucatan, including his rediscovery of important Maya sites, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Tulum. This traveler's edition features modern and archival photographs in addition to Frederick Catherwood's original lithographs. (MEX02, $16.95)

Maya Art and Architecture

by Mary Ellen Miller

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

An illustrated overview of the art and architecture of the Maya, making use of the latest discoveries at Tikal, Copan and Palenque to demonstrate the range of Maya artistic influence. With 200 illustrations, 50 in color, including site plans, maps, strikingly rendered reconstructions and color photographs of key temples and buildings. (MYA20, $19.95)

The Labyrinth of Solitude

by Octavio Paz

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1985
• PAPER
• 398 PAGES
• COMING IN MARCH

These essays by the Nobel Prize-winning poet address 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)

Yucatan Map

by ITMB

• 2008
• MAP

A detailed travel map of the Yucatan, covering Tikal, Copan, Belize, Chiapas and more at a scale of 1:500,000. Printed on tear proof, waterproof paper. (MEX04, $12.95)

 

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Maya World Map

by Quimera

• 2009
• MAP

With a 44-page booklet, this colorful map at a scale of 1:1,000.000 covers Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and the Yucatan in Mexico along with the Maya regions of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras in Central America. (MYA59, $8.95)

Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish

by Joseph Keenan

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 1994
• PAPER
• 215 PAGES

Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor. (CAM06, $19.95)

Moon Handbooks Cancun & Cozumel: Including the Riviera Maya

by Chicki Mallan

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 321 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to Cancun and popular nearby destinations, including Isla Mujeres, Isla de Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Chichen Itza, Tulum and Coba. With 22 town and island maps. (MEX82, $17.95)

Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya

by Joshua Eden Hinsdale

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

This comprehensive guide in the Great Destinations series combined practical travel detail with a good overview of the culture and history of the region. (MEX249, $19.95)

Rough Guide Yucatan

by Rough Guide

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

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

by Hugh Thomas

• HISTORY
• 1995
• PAPER
• 812 PAGES

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)

Daily Life in Maya Civilization

by Robert J. Sharer

• HISTORY
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

In this second edition of this important textbook, revised to incorporate the latest archaeological discoveries, Sharer describes Mayan political life, economy, social structure, religion, writing, warfare and scientific methods. (MYA60, $49.95)

An Album of Maya Architecture

by Tatiana Proskouriakoff

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 164 PAGES

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

by Michael Coe

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

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

by Simon Martin | Nikolai Grube

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

The history of the Maya dynasties, encompassing biographies of 152 kings and queens, as gleaned from recently deciphered hieroglyphs. An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color and black-and-white. (MYA31, $26.95)

Reading the Maya Glyphs

by Mark Van Stone | Michael Coe

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

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 Cities of Ancient Mexico

by Jeremy Sabloff

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

With 152 black-and-white photographs, illustrations and site diagrams, this portrait of ancient civilizations in Mexico features chapters on the Oaxaca Valley, Teotihuacan and Palenque. Written by a renowned Mayanist, it also includes insightful chapters on how archaeologists have reconstructed the past in Mexico. (MEX41, $18.95)

The Maya

by Michael Coe

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 280 PAGES

The eighth edition of Coe's clear, concise and authoritative, illustrated survey of the Maya. (MYA10, $26.95)

Tequila Oil, Getting Lost in Mexico

by Hugh Thomson

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Explorer and archaeologist Thomson (White Rock) revisits his first wild adventures as a teenager in Mexico, venturing from the badlands of Chihuahua to the Yucatan, mixing his observations on Mexico today with travel and astute commentary on the Maya and Aztec. (MEX277, $16.95)

Time Among the Maya, Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico

by Ronald Wright

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

Wright combines journalism, archaeology and an ear for dialogue in this engaging account of travels among the contemporary Maya. (CAM84, $16.00)

Mexico in Mind

by Maria Finn

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 235 PAGES

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

by Dennis Tedlock

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 388 PAGES

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)

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

by Walter Alvarez

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

A new edition of Alvarez's landmark account of the famous impact crater found in the Yucatan. (CAM68, $16.95)

Tropical Nature

by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1984
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES
• FAVORITE

A lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. (GPS13, $16.00)

Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide

by Victoria Schlesinger

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

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)

Birds of Mexico & Central America, Princeton Illustrated Checklists

by Ber Van Perlo

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

An admirably compact, comprehensive guide featuring color plates. (MEX163, $29.95)

Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador

by Ernest Preston Edwards

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• 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)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean

by Idaz Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean. (DIV11, $7.50)

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean

by Idaz Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)

Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide

by L.H. Emmons

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 298 PAGES

Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this field guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $42.50)

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

by Paul Humann

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 80 PAGES

Humann's compact guide illustrates Caribbean fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants commonly encountered in shallower water. (DIV02, $14.95)

Southern Mexico, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

by Les Beletsky

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 487 PAGES

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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