The Maya Tropical Forest: People, Parks, & Ancient Cities

* Preface * Acknowledgments * Notes on Names and Orthography * On Distances and Measures * Epochs of Civilization in the Maya Tropical Forest * Part One: Time, Land, and Forest *1. Introduction to the Maya Tropical Forest * Sidebar: Biosphere Reserves *2. History of the Maya Tropical Forest * The New Land's Form * The Rise of Maya Civilization * The Classic Maya * First Encounters * A Mysterious Poison * Conquest of the Lowland Maya * The Rise of the Western World *3. Natural History of the Maya Tropical Forest * Introduction * Weather * Animals * Sidebar: U kunyah chak k'ek'en (Lacandon Maya Chant to Cure the Coatimundi Growling Disease) * Wild Plants * Part Two: Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize *4. Mexico * The Selva Lacandona * People of the Selva Lacandona * Protected Areas * Archaeological Sites * Sidebar: The Best Pilot in Chiapas * Sidebar: Letter from Calakmul *5. Guatemala * Introduction * The Maya Tropical Forest in Guatemala * Modern Peoples in the Guatemalan Peten * Protected Areas * Major Archaeological Sites in the Guatemalan Peten * Sidebar: The Lacandon Maya in Guatemala *6. Belize * Introduction * Geography of Belize * Modern Peoples * Protected Areas * Archaeological Sites * Part Three: The Future of the Maya Tropical Forest *7. The Future of the Selva Maya * Introduction * Protected Areas: Threats and Solutions * Archaeology: Threats and Solutions * Cultural Diversity: Threats and Solutions * The Challenge of Population Growth * The Promise of Ecological Tourism * Regional Incentives * Lessons from the Ancient Maya * Glossary * References Cited * Index