Project Gutenberg 2014-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 494 Charnay, Désiré 1828 1915 Charnay, Desire Charnay, Claude-Joseph-Désiré Conant, Helen S. (Helen Stevens) 1839 1899 Gonino, J. The Ancient Cities of the New World Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America From 1857-1882 E-text prepared by Julia Miller, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "The Ancient Cities of the New World" by Désiré Charnay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book documents the author's travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857 to 1882, providing insights into ancient American civilizations, particularly highlighting the Toltecs. It aims to reconstruct the ancient cultures based on archaeological observations, historical accounts, and Charnay's direct experiences in the region. At the start of the work, the author reflects on his previous expedition to Mexico and the challenges he faced due to inexperience and limited resources. Now better prepared and funded through a partnership with a wealthy American patron, Charnay sets off to explore the region once again. He vividly describes Vera Cruz's landscape and climate, recounting his anticipation of revisiting familiar places after many years. As he arrives, he notes both the changes that time has wrought as well as the contrasts between his past experiences and the vibrant, evolving Mexican society he finds, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the ancient cities and their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45656/45656-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mexico -- Antiquities Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Antiquities Guatemala -- Antiquities F1201 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 911500 2025-07-18T12:03:53.151924 text/html 877608 2024-10-24T07:15:22 text/html 8700218 2025-07-18T12:04:07.178957 application/epub+zip 8713257 2025-07-18T12:03:56.437000 application/epub+zip 412418 2025-07-18T12:03:54.671982 application/epub+zip 8934414 2025-07-18T12:04:14.411832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8848225 2025-07-18T12:04:05.253973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578982 2022-09-20T19:18:05.216495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742850 2025-07-18T12:03:50.645938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 722795 2024-10-24T07:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19022 2025-07-18T12:04:14.579863 application/rdf+xml 20660 2025-07-18T12:03:54.817025 image/jpeg 3135 2025-07-18T12:03:54.745981 image/jpeg 8142158 2025-07-18T12:03:53.707966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia