In a book that is a fitting tribute to Bruce Chatwin's "Songlines", Barry Lopez's "Arctic Dreams", and Peter Matthiessen's "The Snow Leopard", Shaw takes readers on an adventurous voyage into the heart of Mesoamerica, offering an exploration of its spiritual geography. Line drawings & photos. Endpaper map. ...At the border of Mexico and Guetamala lies the Usumacinta river. The river and its tributaries form the region that once supported the achievements of the Maya. Shaw has travelled these rivers by canoe, his story brings together the thrill of adventure travel and the acute eye of the naturalist.