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	Usumacinta River \| Planeta
		The Usumacinta River is the largest river in Mesoamerica (seventh-largest in the world) and is shared by Mexico and Guatemala.
		The river drains one of the largest areas of contiguous tropical forest in the region, the Selva Maya, part of the Mundo Maya.
		The river rises in the Peten of Guatemala and flows along its common border with the Mexican state of Chiapas before entering Mexico and flowing eastward to the sea through Chiapas, Campeche, and Tabasco.
	www.planeta.com /ecotravel/mexico/usumacinta.html (462 words)

	Usumacinta River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river and its tributaries were important trade routes for the ancient Maya civilization.
		The first large hydroelectric project on the Usumacinta was proposed in the 1980s, and would have stretched all the way up the Pasion and Lacantun tributaries, flooding Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan, among other known and unknown Maya sites.
		The river and its environs became a favorite destination of river travelers, amateur Mayanists and archaeologists, birders and wildlife tourists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Usumacinta_River (726 words)

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		THE USUMACINTA RIVER The Usumacinta River is the seventh largest shared watershed in Latin America and drains some of the most significant remaining tropical forest in region, often referred to as the Maya Forest.
		The River also served as a key transportation artery fo r the ancient Maya civilization, evidenced by the numerous ruins that occupy the Basin.
		Among the key threats facing the River are sedimentation resulting from rapid deforestation and poor agricultural practices in the watershed, potential contamination from petroleum exploration and production in both countries, continued interest in the hydroelectric capacity of the River, and the introduction of exotic fish species.
	grove.ufl.edu /~meso/project2.html (755 words)

	Palenque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palenque is a Maya archeological site near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, about 130 km south of Ciudad del Carmen (see map).
		These temples were named by early explorers; the cross-like images in two of the reliefs actually depict the tree of creation at the center of the world in Maya mythology.
		The Temple of The Lion at a distance of some 200 meters south of the main group of temples; its name came from the elaborate stucco depiction of a king seated on a throne in the form of a jaguar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palenque (1517 words)

	Usumacinta River! A whitewater rafting adventure in Mexico with Quest Expeditions.
		The River of Ruins Expedition on the mighty Usumacinta River is a true adventure into one of the most exotic places on earth.
		DAY 6: Today the river’s pace quickens; howler monkeys can be constantly heard imitating the jaguar and you will be sure to spot some playing in the tree tops.
		Veracruz is free of the political troubles that may be present in the Usumacinta area.
	www.questexpeditions.com /m-ruins.htm (847 words)

	Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Armando Anaya Hernandez
		In effect, the kingdom of Pomoná was situated at a crossroads: it could have potentially controlled movement across the coastal plain, and between the upper and lower stretches of the river.
		To the east, close to the San Pedro River we have the lesser-known kingdoms of Morales/Reforma, which judging by its inscribed monuments was part of the Calakmul hegemon, and probably the still un-located centre known from the hieroglyphic inscriptions as the "Wah-Bird Site".
		Panhale is located on a scarped hill, which lies on the right-hand bank of the Usumacinta River (Figure 2).
	www.famsi.org /reports/00082/section01.htm (630 words)

	World Monuments Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rising to preeminence on the banks of the Usumacinta in the sixth and seventh centuries a.d., the sites reached their apogee in the mid-eighth century when most of the temples, palaces, pyramids, and ballcourts we see today were constructed.
		In antiquity, the Usumacinta, which now separates Guatemala and Mexico, served as a commercial highway for dugout canoes laden with exotic goods moving from the highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas to the Gulf of Mexico.
		In addition, the entire cultural landscape is threatened by the proposed construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Usumacinta, which could result in the destruction of these two ancient cities—and more than a dozen sites between them that have yet to be fully documented.
	www.wmf.org /html/programs/guausu.html (422 words)

	AllRefer.com - Grijalva, Latin America & Caribbean Islands (Latin American And Caribbean Physical Geography) - ...
		Grijalva[grEhAl´vA] Pronunciation Key, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in SW Guatemala and flowing NW into S Mexico and N through Chiapas and Tabasco states to the Gulf of Campeche.
		The Grijalva Project was built in the 1960s along the lower Grijalva and Usumacinta rivers for flood control and sanitation.
		Named for the Spanish explorer Juan de Grijalva, who discovered it in 1518, the river is also called the RIo Grande de Chiapas in the highland region.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Grijalva.html (225 words)

	Usumacinta River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Usumacinta River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Huge trunks of (The wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)) hardwood trees are floated downriver to (Very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small) Tabasco State.
		In the 1980's, many Guatemalan (An exile who flees for safety) refugees fled across the river to relative safety in Mexico.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/usumacinta_river.htm (115 words)

	The Threat of Dams and Flooding to Archaeological Sites along the Usumacinta River
		For several decades now, various plans have been put forward to harness the river's energies through a series of dams placed along its middle route, where it forms the border between the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan department of the Peten.
		Although most observers recognize the potential economic value of producing hydroelectric power on the Usumacinta, the cost to the cultural patrimony of Guatemala and Mexico is unknown.
		From "Mexico Tercer Milenio," the perspective is one of economic growth that ignores the impact on cultural patrimony, and puts a 'positive' spin on the inundation of forested areas.
	www.nadir.org /nadir/initiativ/agp/free/colombia/puebla/usumacintadams.htm (752 words)

	Usumacinta on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(ooand180;soomäsēn´tä), river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, formed at the Guatemala-Mexico border by the Chixoy and Pasión rivers and flowing NE through Tabasco state, Mexico, to the Bay of Campeche.
		It is navigable for c.300 mi (480 km) upstream by small boats and is used to move logs and chicle downstream.
		Near its mouth some of the channels of the Usumacinta merge with the Grijalva River.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/Usumacin.asp (278 words)

	Usumacinta
		Well, they took our name, but if they want to be known as an international destination for their rivers, they may work to protect them.
		This is exaclty what we found by going down the river and mapping the rapids and determining their difficulty.
		It is later sources that have gotten fuzzy, probably because they didn't have to move big stela offsite by the easiest route.
	www.gomaya.com /dams (388 words)

	Worldisround - Usumacinta River Rafting - Tours in Mexico photos
		In March of 2004, I had the opportunity to take an adventurous trip down a 120km stretch of the Usumacinta River, a very dramatic river - the border between Mexico and Guatemala.
		It took eleven of us about nine days of floating and lazing down the river to travel the seventy some-odd miles.
		the trips down the river usually happen in March when the climate is...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/112158 (258 words)

	ipedia.com: Palenque Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Palenque is a Maya archeological site not far from the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, about 130 km.
		It is a medium sized site, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, scupture, and stucco reliefs the Maya produced.
		Since many slaves had not been subjected to a lot of contact with white people, the palenqueros spoke Creole languages from Spanish language and their African ones.
	www.ipedia.com /palenque.html (1503 words)

	Sierra del Lacandon - resources - publications
		Chavez, R. Geologia del area del vertice Usumacinta, Mexico-Guatemala.
		Ecologia del Delta de los rios Usumacinta y Grijalva, Gobierno del Estado de Tabasco: 720.
		Wilkerson, S. Jeffrey K. (2001) "Usumacinta River Dam Project." In Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia.
	www.sierralacandon.org /resources-pubs.html (1180 words)

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