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The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River. Two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, are about to rediscover Mayan civilization. Their guide, slashing through the rampant growth with his machete, leads them to a stone column, fourteen feet high, sculptured on the front with a portrait of a man, “solemn, stern and well fitted to excite terror,” covered on the sides with hieroglyphics, and with workmanship “equal to the finest monuments of the Egyptians.” Stephens records their discoveries and also his travels in Central America, while Catherwood directs his immense artistic talent to illustrating views of Mayan architecture. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán was a best seller in its day and has been called an “Indiana Jones” saga by modern reviewers. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2 by John Lloyd Stephens (1805 - 1852‪)‬ LibriVox

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The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River. Two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, are about to rediscover Mayan civilization. Their guide, slashing through the rampant growth with his machete, leads them to a stone column, fourteen feet high, sculptured on the front with a portrait of a man, “solemn, stern and well fitted to excite terror,” covered on the sides with hieroglyphics, and with workmanship “equal to the finest monuments of the Egyptians.” Stephens records their discoveries and also his travels in Central America, while Catherwood directs his immense artistic talent to illustrating views of Mayan architecture. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán was a best seller in its day and has been called an “Indiana Jones” saga by modern reviewers. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

    01 - Visit to the Volcano of Masaya; Lake of Managua

    01 - Visit to the Volcano of Masaya; Lake of Managua

    • 33 min
    02 - Baneful Effects of Party Spirit; Importance of a Passport

    02 - Baneful Effects of Party Spirit; Importance of a Passport

    • 33 min
    03 - Eruption of 1835; Prejudice against Foreigners

    03 - Eruption of 1835; Prejudice against Foreigners

    • 33 min
    04 - Depredations of Rascon; Subterranean Fires

    04 - Depredations of Rascon; Subterranean Fires

    • 34 min
    05 - Surrender of the Town; Diplomacy

    05 - Surrender of the Town; Diplomacy

    • 35 min
    06 - The Town taken by General Morazan; Plans Deranged

    06 - The Town taken by General Morazan; Plans Deranged

    • 32 min

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