Another retentionist government, this one with an anti-collecting MOU with the US government, fails to protect the world's cultural heritage:
Ancient Maya Site Teeters on the Edge of Destruction
The Alacranes Bajo, a low-lying, highly fertile and productive stretch of land which extends across Belize’s northwest corner and parts of Mexico and Guatemala, has been farmed intensively for centuries by the ancient Maya. Today is no different, with its modern inhabitants continuing to clear the land.
One would think that this is a good thing. After all, agricultural development feeds people and can raise many a family out of the misery of poverty. But progress, particularly in Belize and its Central American neighboring countries, often comes at a steep price, as locations and resources that represent critical cultural heritage and undiscovered history are lost to the bulldozer and other human tools for development Read more.
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Ancient Maya Site Teeters on the Edge of Destruction
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