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A CNN film crew in front of the Jaguar Paw Panel in Structure 34
The Mirador Basin Project has been featured in publications such as:          FARES in the NewsRanchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest
New York Times - July 2010
Great sweeps of Guatemalan rain forest, once the cradle of one of the world’s great civilizations, are being razed to clear land for cattle-ranching drug barons. Read More... Ganaderos y narcotraficantes amenazan selva tropical
Prensa Libre from the New York Times - July 2010
El Mirador, cosmovisión de una civilización
Siglo XXI - June 2010
Alrededor de 20 expertos de Guatemala, Francia, México y Estados Unidos se darán cita en Guatemala para hablar de aspectos puntuales de diferentes ciudades mayas, y así construir la visión que rigió la vida de la civilización maya. Read More... El Mirador — Champion of All
Revue Magazine - April 2010
Interview of Richard Hansen includes some historical perspective and some future plans for this critically important region of Guatemala. Read More... Popol Vuh Relief - El Mirador, Guatemala
Archaeology, Volume 63 Number 1 - January 2010
A team of archaeologists led by Richard Hansen of Idaho State University uncovered a sculptural panel with one of the earliest depictions of the Maya creation story, the Popol Vuh. Read More... Resolution 37: Conservation of the Mirador-Calakmul cultural and natural system
WILD9 Conference Proceedings - November 2009
The Wild 9 World Wilderness Congress, convened on November 9th-13th, 2009 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico has established a desire and intent to solicit and encourage the governments of Mexico and Guatemala to define and establish a bi-national, roadless, wilderness preserve in the Calakmul/Mirador Cultural and Natural System Area. Read More... Trekking into Mayan history
Oregonian - October 2009
For years on end, Hansen's team has peeled back the jungle's archaeological treasures, like art restorers scratching away a whitewashed wall inch by inch to reveal a priceless fresco. Read More... What Lies in the Depths
Idaho State University Magazine, Vol 40, No. 1 - August 2009
The helicopter ride alone is worth the trip. It’s like flying into a real-life Emerald City. Read More... Unearthing the Maya Creation Myth
Discover Magazine - May 2009
Archaeologists who have uncovered two massive carved stucco panels in the Mirador Basin of Guatemala’s northern rain forest say they are the earliest known representation of the Mayan creation myth, predating other such artifacts by a millennium. Read More... Panels Depicting Popol Vuh Discovered
American Archaeology, Vol. 13, No. 2, p. 9 - Summer 2009
Archaeologists find carvings portraying Maya Creation text in Northern Guatemala. Read More... El Mirador, mère des cités mayas
Le Monde - February 2009
Dans la jungle guatémaltèque, à deux jours de marche du premier village, des archéologues exhument de leur linceul de verdure les pyramides d'El Mirador. Read More... Top 10 Discoveries of 2009
Archaeology, Volume 63 Number 1 - January 2010
While investigating the water collection system at the city of El Mirador in northern Guatemala's Petén rain forest, a team of archaeologists led by Richard Hansen of Idaho State University uncovered a sculptural panel with one of the earliest depictions of the Maya creation story, the Popol Vuh. Read More... La Exposición más ambiciosa e importante de la historia
Cid News Media - 2010
La Cámara de Cooperación y Comercio China Guatemala invita a participar en Expo Shanghai 2010.Read More... |
