That's exactly what they did. There are unexcavated mounds there but
everything that they "restored" was covered in poured concrete. United
Fruit Company ruined quite a bit of Guatemala.
Tina
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Charles Geilfuss <
charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I didn't notice it the first time I looked at the image. I see what you
> mean by disastrous restoration; it looks as if they simply covered
> everything with poured concrete. When I visited Chichen Itza everything was
> stacked or shaped stone.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > Zaculeu, Mayan women at the Mayan ruins:
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/150545308
> >
> > Zaculeu, in the northwestern highlands of Guatemala, was "restored"
> > disastrously by United Fruit Company in the 1940's.
> >
> > C&C greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Tina
> >
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