The Lost World of Quintana Roo. An Adventurous Quest for Mayan Ruins in the Untamed Coast of Yucatan

344 Pages·1963·30.39 MB·English

by  Michel Peissel

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Quintana Roo
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ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS,
MAPS AND CHARTS
s is the story of a remarkable true ad-
lture. Michel Peissel, a young French-
n with an international background,
stranded on the coast of Quintana
s
d, in eastern Yucatan, abandoned by
atmen he had engaged to take him
jthward. Not realizing what obstacles
would have to overcome, or the fool-
rdiness of his plan, he decided to con-
ue his journey on foot.
Weeks later, quite miraculously, Michel
issel completed the long and unprece-
nted journey through dense jungle,
angrove swamps, and along desolate
•aches, down probably the most savage
ast of Central America, a coast which
er five hundred years ago was the
sne of flourishing cities and ports of
e ancient Mayan civilization. His trek
as an adventure not only in survival but
so in exploration and discovery. In the
iurse of his lonely and hazardous trip
rough the bandit-haunted jungles he
as to come upon many sites of ruined
/ramids, temples, oratories, and other
chaeological remains of the ancient
iayas which had lain hidden for cen-
iries under the thick jungle vegetation.
Vividly and with good humor Michel
sissel tells the story of his adventures
n this daring one-man expedition. Ill-
quipped, wearing only sandals to pro-
;ct his feet against rocks, roots, snakes
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THE LOST WORLD OF QUINTANA ROO

Michel
Peissel
THE
WORLD
LOST
OF
QU TANA ROO
IN
ILLUSTRATED
1963
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