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Excerpt from Description of the Ruins of an Ancient City, Discovered Near Palenque, in the Kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish America: Translated From the Original Manuscript Report of Captain Don Antonio Del Rio, Followed by Teatro Critico Americano, or a Critical Investigation and Research, Into the History of the Americans No. 65, regent's quadrant, piccadilly; and suttaby, evange and fox, statloner's court. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Originally published in Spanish in 1822, this book describes the discovery of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque and provides a detailed account of the ruins. Featuring illustrations and maps, this book offers a valuable glimpse into the archaeology and history of Central America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.