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Connecting the massive landscapes of North and South America is Mexico and Central America. An area of fascination and study for geographers and other scholars from around the world, these lands and peoples have played important roles in the discoveries and distributions of civilizations, resources, and nations for millennia. These regions have stimulated a large mass of research and publications across the many sub-disciplines of geography. The Geography of Central America and Mexico: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography by Thomas A. Rumneycollects, organizes, and presents as many of these scholarly publications as possible to help and encourage efforts in the teaching, study, and continuing ...
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Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 800 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings. Most records include abstracts with evaluations.
The ancient site of Xochicalco is located in the state of Mor\elos in the southern reaches of the central Mexican mountain range. Two hundred years ago it was the first archaeological site in Mexico to be "scintifically" described, but archaeologists have since disagreed on prac lly every aspect of its history and function. It has been characterized as a Maya colony, a commercial entreptt controlling interregional trade rou\es, a religious shrine and pilgrimage center for the cult of Quetzalcoata\ , and even the location of Tamoanchan, the paradise of Nahuatl mythology.Seeking answers, the Xochicalco Mapping Project was initiated in 1978. Spe\ cific goals were to locate the site's physical b...