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Thank you for the exciting article on Garcia Pueblito (“Preserving A Pueblito,” Fall The Dunkirk 2011). I would encourage anyone who Schooner is considering the sale or donation of a historical site to contact the ConserFight vancy first. We were on the same page from day one through closing, so it was a very pleasant experience. It was difficult to say good-by to such a beautiful place, however I know it is in the best hands possible for preservation. With your permission, I would like to make a few corrections to the article. The Hispanic homesteader who included the pueblito in his homesteaded land was named Isidoro, not Isidro. While the area had Puebloan visitors, noted by the pottery shards and other items found in different pueblitos of this time period, Ronald Towner of the University of Arizona, who did the tree ring dating on Garcia, surmised in his doctoral dissertation that the Pueblo influence on the Navajo architecture was minimal. Love your magazine and loved my interaction with the Conservancy. Norma L. Garrett Canutillo, Texas AA Fall 2011
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Editor’s Corner Earlier this year I received an offer I couldn’t refuse: a one-week press trip to Belize. The offer was made by the Belize Tourism Bureau, and the purpose of the trip was to collect information to write an article about 2012. (See “The 2012 Phenomenon,” page 12.) In case you haven’t heard, 2012 is not just another year. It’s said that December 21 of that year is the day the Maya long count calendar ends. What follows will be, depending on the source, terrible or wonderful.There will be a series of calamities; there will be a new era of love and peace. So off I went to Belize, where the ancient Maya resided, to investigate. Upon arriving I joined a group of writers who had also been invited. Our gracious hosts had a busy week planned for us, shuttling us by bus, boat, and plane from site to site, lodge to lodge, town to town. We saw magnificent ruins and exotic wildlife. We were addressed by archaeologists and other experts. We stayed in swank lodges, and we also spent a night in the Spartan homes (no electricity or running water) of Maya families in a remote town to get a glimpse of their lives.There was a demonstration of how the ancient Maya turned cacao into a chocolate beverage, and we heard about efforts by the living Maya to maintain their culture. A Maya shaman read our palms. I’d been to Belize twice before, but this memorable trip gave me a greater appreciation of the country. The lone complaint I have is that, strangely enough, the itinerary had virtually nothing to do with 2012.
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