Irrigation Horticulture in Highland Guatemala - The Tablon System of Panajachel

List of contents

Westview Replica Editions -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Site -- Cultural Characteristics -- Origins of Tablón Culture -- Material Culture -- Crops -- The Tablón Process -- Irrigation -- Other Economic Pursuits -- Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B

About the author

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 Geográfico Militar, Quito, and the Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Summary

 This book examines the Tablón system, a type of irrigated, raised-bed horticulture found in the present-day village of Panajachel in Guatemala.

Product details

• Authors: Mathewson, Kent Mathewson, Mathewson Kent
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367020361
• ISBN: 978-0-367-02036-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Guatemala, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Agricultural science, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Irrigation and water management, irrigation