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At two o'clock, under a brilliant moonlight, and with a single
guide, we started for the Pacific. The road was level and wooded.
We passed a trapiche or sugar-mill, worked by oxen, and before
daylight reached the village of Masagua, four leagues distant,
built in a clearing cut out of the woods, at the entrance of which
we stopped under a grove of orange-trees, and by the light of the
moon filled our pockets and alforgas with the shining fruit.
Daylight broke upon us in a forest of gigantic trees, from
seventy-five to a hundred feet high, and from twenty to twenty-five
feet in circumference, with creepers winding around their trunks
and hanging from the branches. The road was merely a path through
the forest, formed by cutting away shrubs and branches. The
freshness of the morning was delightful. -from Chapter XIII As a
Special Ambassador to Central America in 1839, American diplomat
and writer JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS (1805-1852) witnessed civil war,
explored Mayan ruins, and even bought a city for $50. He turned his
real-life adventures in the jungles and villages of that fabled
land into this classic of travel literature. Originally published
in two volumes in 1841-and followed up by 1843's Incidents of
Travel in Yucatan (also available from Cosimo)-Stephen's
enthralling exploits introduced American and European readers to
the mysteries of the Maya sites. Complemented by beautiful
illustrations by English artist and architect FREDERICK CATHERWOOD
(1799-1854), also included in this new edition, Stephens' evocative
prose reads like the best adventure fiction, and continues to
delight readers today.
Edgar Allan Poe called it perhaps the most interesting travel book
ever published. Here, complete in one volume, is the classic
real-life adventureoriginally published across two volumes in
1841that mesmerized readers with its evocative descriptions of
journeys in Mesoamerica. With a wandering spirit mellowed by an
analytic eye, American diplomat and writer JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS
(18051852) introduced Westerners to the mysteries of the Yucatan in
this contemporary bestseller, riveting armchair explorers with his
lyrical account of visits to 44 Maya sites, including the
then-unknown Chichen Itza and Uxmal. Complete with all the
beautiful original illustrations by English artist and architect
FREDERICK CATHERWOOD (17991854), this is essential reading for
those fascinated by Mesoamerican culture as well as those under the
thrall of an itch to see the world.
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