General links related to the Sierra del Lacandón Region

Usumacinta River Guide from Planeta.com
Photos of the Usumacinta River, from Raingod

General information on large dams in the region

The Internation Rivers Network—a group that links human rights to environmental
protection of rivers and their watersheds
The World Commission on Dams

Opinions from other organizations
The following websites represent a diverse group of organizations reporting on various aspects of the proposed Usumacinta dam project. The opinions expressed on these websites are not necessarily those of the project members of the SLRAP.

Report Back and Declaration from the
Water, Light, And Land For All!
Global Exchange, 1 April, 2002
The Usumacinta River: Building a Framework for Cooperation Between Mexico and
Guatemala
from The Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of
Florida's Levin College of Law, 1 September, 1996
Maya Sites to be Flooded by Dam PARI's Mesoweb, 13 August, 2002

Mexican Government Agencies

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Office of the President of Mexico
Federal Electrical Commission
Mexican National Water Commission
Mexican Weather Service
Cartographic Resources of Mexico

Regional Energy Sector

Mexican Federal Electrical Commission
US Department of Energy Overview of Mexico and Guatemala

Usumacinta Wetlands and Coastal Resources

Rainfall data for Usumacinta at Boca Del Cerro

Mesoamerican Archaeology

The Society for American Archaeology
The American Anthropological Association
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Mesoweb
The American Museum of Natural History 
The Daily Glyph on-line magazine.
ArchNet
Sheffield Department of Archaeology
Archive of the Aztlan Listserv
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
Anthropology in the News (Texas A&M University)

 

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