This book examines the tablon system, a type of irrigated, raised-bed horticulture found in the present-day village of Panajachel in Guatemala. It demonstrates how individual Mayan farmers use the tablon system as a strategy for adapting to the demands of a local economy.
1. Site
2. Cultural Characteristics
3. Origins of Tablon Culture
4. Material Culture
5. Crops
6. The Tablon Process
7. Irrigation
8. Other Economic Pursuits
9. Conclusions
Kent Mathewson is currently a Ph.D. candidate with the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Previous appointments have included teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Instituto Geogrįfico Militar, Quito, and the Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
