Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2, credited to John Lloyd Stephens, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2 by John Lloyd Stephens (1805 - 1852). Read by Sue Anderson ) The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River. Two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, are about to rediscover Mayan civilization. Their guide, slashing through the rampant growth with his machete, leads them to a stone column, fourteen feet high, sculptured on the front with a portrait of a man, “solemn, stern and well fitted to excite terror,” covered on the sides with hieroglyphics, and with workmanship “equal to the finest monuments of the Egyptians.” Stephens records their discoveries and also his travels in Central America, while Catherwood directs his immense artistic talent to illustrating views of Mayan architecture. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán was a best seller in its day and has been called an “Indiana Jones” saga by modern reviewers. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2
• Author credits: John Lloyd Stephens
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 17:15:37

Catalogue topics

• Indians of Mexico
• Antiquities
• Mayas
• Central America
• Tavel
• Chiapas (Mexico)l
• Yucatán (Mexico : State)

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 01 - Visit to the Volcano of Masaya; Lake of Managua — 33:08
2. 02 - Baneful Effects of Party Spirit; Importance of a Passport — 33:22
3. 03 - Eruption of 1835; Prejudice against Foreigners — 33:28
4. 04 - Depredations of Rascon; Subterranean Fires — 34:14
5. 05 - Surrender of the Town; Diplomacy — 35:34
6. 06 - The Town Taken by General Morazan; Plans Deranged — 32:44
7. 07 - Arrival at Guatimala; A Sketch of the Wars — 33:34
8. 08 - Purchasing a Ruined City; The Captain in Trouble — 33:13
9. 09 - Last Interview with Carrera; Departure from Guatemala — 32:14
10. 10 - A Sacred Stone; Losing a Good Friend — 34:36
11. 11 - Whipping Posts; Ruins of Quiche — 33:17
12. 12 - Description of the Ruins; A Facetious Cura — 35:12
13. 13 - Royal Bird of Quiche; Another Ruined City — 33:43
14. 14 - Preparations for Holy Week; The Crucifixion — 35:01
15. 15 - Sierra Madre; A Huge Skeleton — 34:32
16. 16 - A Forest on Fire; Entry into Mexico — 33:38
17. 17 - Scarcity of Soap; A Curious Cave — 33:50
18. 18 - Indian Carriers; Ride in a Silla — 33:42
19. 19 - Village of Palenque; Ruins of Palenque — 32:49
20. 20 - Discovery of the Ruins of Palenque; Mammoth Fireflies — 37:27
21. 21 - Mode of Life at Palenque: Description of the Palace — 32:01
22. 22 - Effect of Insect Stings; A Scene of the Sublime and Terrible — 31:21
23. 23 - Human Figures; Remarkable Hieroglyphics — 30:16
24. 24 - Negotiations for Purchasing Palenque; Adventure with a Monstrous Ape — 34:42

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