Maya Nature : An Introduction to the Ecosystems, Plants and Animals of the Mayan World

Janson, Thor

ISBN 10: 0962622184 / ISBN 13: 9780962622182

Published by Vista Publications, Guatamala, Central America, 2001

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Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maya Nature : An Introduction to the Ecosystems, Plants and Animals of the Mayan World
• Publisher: Vista Publications, Guatamala, Central America
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962622184
• ISBN 13: 9780962622182
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction

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Synopsis

Thor Janson has spent over twenty years crisscrossing Central America photographing its animals and plants. He has written several books about the region, known today as the Mayan World, which includes southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. His pictures of animals are impressive. He has been known to sit for days in one spot in the jungle waiting for the chance to photograph a rare bird or animals. His travels also include extended stays in all of the area's national parks where he and his white camper are well known. Take a photographic safari through the Mayan World where you will learn about some of the Earth's mos beautiful and exotic plants and animals. Here are photographs with descriptions of wildflowers, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals. Also included is detailed information of the region's national parks, how to get there, where to stay, and the most interesting sites to visit in each.