Maya  -  Victor W. von Hagen

Land of the Turkey and Deer

KORTE INHOUD

The Mayas were an old civilization long before Cortes first landed in Mexico. Even Tulum, the coastal city where Ah Tok lived, was over a thousand years ols when the first "bearded stranger" was brought within its walls as a captive slave. For the Mayas had lived in the region (now Guatemala, Chiapas and Yucatan) since about 2000 B.C. In time, they had filled the jungles and plains with great stonebuilt cities and wide stone roads, called sacbe. Sea-going canoes carried trade goods to and from distant lands...
1960 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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1960 Uitgever: The World Publishing Company Illustrator: Alberto Beltran Reeks: Major Cultures of the World 127 paginas Taal: Engels