A growing interest in all things Maya brings an increasing
number of visitors to prehistoric Maya ruins and contemporary Maya
communities in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, western Honduras,
the Yucatan Peninsula, and the southern areas of Chiapas and
Tabasco, Mexico. For these visitors and indeed everyone with an
interest in the Maya, this field guide highlights nearly 100
species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient
Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region today.
Drawing from the disciplines of biology, ecology, and
anthropology, Victoria Schlesinger describes each plant or animal's
habitat and natural history, identifying characteristics (also
shown in a black-and-white drawing), and cultural significance to
the ancient and contemporary Maya. An introductory section explains
how to use the book and offers a concise overview of the history,
lifeways, and cosmology of the ancient Maya. The concluding section
describes the collapse of ancient Maya society and briefly traces
the history of the Maya region from colonial times to the
present.
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