Guatemala - Home Of The Mayas

Guatemala – Home of the Mayas (1963) — Joan Lloyd
The Travel Book Club edition
Offered by Crappy Old Books

A vivid mid-century journey through Guatemala’s highlands and lowlands, Joan Lloyd’s travelogue captures a country of volcano-ringed lakes, bustling mercados, colonial plazas, and ancient Maya sites. With a reporter’s eye and a listener’s ear, Lloyd moves from the cobbles of Antigua to the shores of Lake Atitlán and onward to jungle temples, sketching everyday life alongside history and legend. It’s a portrait of Guatemala on the cusp of modernity, attentive to Maya traditions, crafts, language, foodways, and festival rhythms.

Why you’ll love it:

• Classic 1960s armchair travel with cultural insight and scene-setting charm

• Evocative snapshots of towns, textiles, rituals, and ruins before mass tourism

• A collectible Travel Book Club title for fans of Mesoamerican history

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Hardback with paper dust jacket.

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