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The Maya Tropical Forest people, parks, & ancient cities james d. nations University of Texas Press Austin Material from The Maya Textile Tradition, edited by Margot Schevill (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997), reprinted by permission of the publisher. Material from Chapter 1 of Timber, Tourists, and Temples, edited by Richard Primack, David Bray, Hugo Galletti, and Ismael Ponciano (Washington , D.C.: Island Press, 1998), reprinted by permission of the publisher. Material from Jan de Vos, Oro verde: la conquista de la Selva Lacandona por los madereros tabasqueños, 1822–1949 (Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1988) reprinted by permission of the author. Material from Jan de Vos, Viajes al desierto de la soledad: cuando la Selva Lacandona aún era selva (Mexico City: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1988) reprinted by permission of the author. Copyright © 2006 by James D. Nations All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2006 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html ∞ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nations, James D. The Maya tropical forest : people, parks, and ancient cities / James D. Nations. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-292-71282-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) — isbn 0-292-71318-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mayas—Ethnobotany. 2. Mayas—Ethnozoology. 3. Rain forest ecology—Yucatán Peninsula. 4. Human ecology—Yucatán Peninsula. 5. Yucatán Peninsula—Environmental aspects. I. Title. f1435.3.e74n38 2006 304.2'09726—dc22 2005023469 [3.235.46.191] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:04 GMT) To my parents, Charlie and Em Nations, for such an excellent beginning. To the memory of Carlos Soza Manzanero and Carlos Catal án, the finest community conservationists in the Guatemalan Petén. To Mary E. Hartman, Chris Nations, Jamie Nations, and Nick Nations, for making it all worthwhile. Mary has been my kind and compassionate companion throughout the years covered by this book. I could not, and would not, have done this without her. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...