Lost Hacienda: Scholars reconstruct the lives of laborers on a Yucatan plantation

Article Abstract:

Hacienda Tabi, which was once the largest sugar plantation in MexicoEs Yucatan Peninsula, has turned into weathered ruins with a 22,000-square-foot residence reflecting the enormous wealth of the plantation's owners during its peak time. The Cultural Foundation of Yucatan, a nonprofit organization based in the state's capital of Merida, is continuing efforts to restore the Hacienda as an educational center and staging point for ecotourism.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, History, Market trend/market analysis, Protection and preservation, Plantations, Ecotourism, Yucatan Peninsula, Sugar workers, Sugar plantation workers

---

Temple of the Sun: Celebrating 100 years of excavation at Mexico's Teotihuacan

Article Abstract:

The year 2005 marks the centennial anniversary of the first modern excavations at the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Mexico, a towering stone structure that has become an icon in the collective imagination of millions. Excavation work at the 1,800 year-old monument in a way, reflects the development of state archaeology in Mexico and serves as mirror for how the country itself has changed and developed over the century.

Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Centennial celebrations, Centennial celebrations, etc., 2005 AD, Pyramid of the Sun (Teotihuacan)

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: A hundred years at South Abydos; reconstructing the Temple of Pharasoh Senwosret III. The excitement of first discovery: South Abydos 1899-1903
• Abstracts: A battle over bones: lawyers contest the fate of an 8,400-year-old skeleton from Washington State. Maverick Mayanist
• Abstracts: Immunochemistry applied to archaeology. Preliminary excavations in the gardens of Hadrian's villa: the Canopus area and the Piazza d'Oro
• Abstracts: Back to the old palace. Reviving a radiant canvas. Pompeii's block of time; uncovering four centuries of Roman life in a single city neighborhood-

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.