Map of the Spanish entry routes to Petén in Guatemala during the 17th century in the lead up to the conquest of the Petén lakes region in 1697, with the approximate route of Hernán Cortés 1525.
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<ul><li><i>Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations of the South East Maya Lowlands</i> by Lawrence H. Feldman 2000</li>
<li><i>The Kowoj: Identity, Migration and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Petén, Guatemala</i> by Rice &amp; Rice 2009</li>
<li><i>La Conquista del Lacandón</i> by Nuria Pons Sáez 1997</li>
<li><i>The Location of Tayasal: A Reconsideration in Light of Peten Maya Ethnohistory and Archaeology</i> by Jones, Grant D.; Don S. Rice and Prudence M. Rice (July 1981).</li></ul>
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