Edward H. Thompson, called Don Eduardo here, owned the Yucatán plantation that held the ruins of Chichén Itzá, and he went down into its sacred well to recover what the Maya had thrown into it. Willard tells the story of that work alongside Maya legends, the Spanish conquest, the building of the temples and the storytellers of Yucatán.
A popular account of one of the most famous episodes in Maya archaeology, told with an eye for adventure. Download the free EPUB.