Cacao, vanilla and annatto: three production and exchange systems in the Southern Maya lowlands, XVI-XVII centuries

In this paper various historic agrosystems in the Maya Lowlands are examined; two of them specialized in semi-intensive and intensive production of three main crops: cacao, annatto and vanilla. The paper also examines the political and military pressure exerted by the Itzá on the Lacandón and Manché...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Latin American Geography. - University of Texas Press. - 5(2006), 2, Seite 29-52
1. Verfasser: Barrera, Laura Caso (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fernández, Mario Aliphat
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Latin American Geography
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences