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In the Americas with David Yetman
The Lacandones Of Chiapas: Guardians Of The Ancient Mayas
Season 12
Episode 1202
A century ago, Mexico's southeasternmost state, Chiapas, was covered mostly with tropical rainforest in the lowlands and coniferous forests in the highlands. Within those forests lie some of the world's most intriguing and best-preserved archaeological sites, home to the Lacandon Maya. Alongside archaeologists, they have become intimately familiar with the millenia-old works of their ancestors.
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