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Ivanoff, Pierre

Mayan Enigma; The Search for a Lost Civilization

1971

21.62 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1971
Place of printing
New York. Delacorte Press
Author
Ivanoff, Pierre
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies Native Peoples Archeology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [vi], 202, [i] pp, illustrations from photos, bibliog. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, dj (light wear at upper edge, not price clipped), fine and clean in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his adventures in the rain forests of Peten, Guatemala, where he discovered a new classic Mayan city, as well as his life among the Lacandone in Chiapis, with good descriptions of nature, peoples, customs, beliefs, etc. He proposes a theory of why the Mayan civilization collapsed.
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