Irrigation Horticulture In Highland Guatemala

The Tablon System Of Panajachel

Kent Mathewson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2020
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-17023-3 (ISBN)

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This book examines the tablon system, a type of irrigated, raised-bed horticulture found in the present-day village of Panajachel in Guatemala. It demonstrates how individual Mayan farmers use the tablon system as a strategy for adapting to the demands of a local economy.

Kent Mathewson is currently a Ph.D. candidate with the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Previous appointments have included teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito, and the Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1. Site 2. Cultural Characteristics 3. Origins of Tablon Culture 4. Material Culture 5. Crops 6. The Tablon Process 7. Irrigation 8. Other Economic Pursuits 9. Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2020
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 224 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-367-17023-X / 036717023X
ISBN-13	978-0-367-17023-3 / 9780367170233
Zustand	Neuware