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  • Searching for an ancient Maya pilgrimage path: Fire and water

    Hacking their way through cutting grass, researchers make their way to the last of 25 pools to be mapped and surveyed in Cara Blanca, Belize.

    Hacking their way through cutting grass, researchers make their way to the last of 25 pools to be mapped and surveyed in Cara Blanca, Belize.

    Photo by Tony Rath

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  • Editor’s note: This research is conducted under the auspices of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History. Anthropology professor Lisa Lucero is leading the work in Belize. A previous post about this expedition, “The Elusive Pools,” appeared last week.

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