Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. Then the searchers--moving into the wild interior--begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them...--From publisher description....

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the life of an ancient Mayan soothsayer.

In the South American fainforest, the Critter Kids visit an archaeological dig in Mayan ruins. They discover that a priceless jade statue has been stolen.

Text and photographs present the life and customs of the descendants of the Maya now living in the Yucatan Peninsula area of Mexico.

Thrust into leadership upon the death of his emperor father, young Prince Ahkin feels completely unready for his new position. Though his royal blood controls the power of the sun, he's now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. And despite all of Ahkin's efforts, the sun is fading--and the end of the world may be at hand. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose blood controls the power of water, the old emperor's death...