Tales from the Yucatan Jungle Table of Contents

Tales from the Yucatan Jungle:
Life in a Mayan Village
by Kristine Ellingson

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction

Chapter One: AN IBIS AMONG THE FRIJOLES
Chapter Two: WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITIES
Chapter Three: A SLIGHT DETOUR ON THE WAY TO PORTUGAL
Chapter Four: I BUY LAND IN THE JUNGLE
Chapter Five: I BUILD A HOUSE
Chapter Six: ABOUT GETTING LOST
Chapter Seven: HUMAN INGENUITY
Chapter Eight: COOKING AND SLEEPING THE MAYAN WAY
Chapter Nine: PUPPET OF THE GODS
Chapter Ten: I BUY A DAUGHTER
Chapter Eleven: WE GET MARRIED AND ARE OFFERED A BABY
Chapter Twelve: SOME THINGS I CANNOT EXPLAIN
Chapter Thirteen: SEASONS OF BUGS
Chapter Fourteen: EL K’OOCHE
Chapter Fifteen: CURANDEROS
Chapter Sixteen: DEATH AND DYING IN A MAYAN VILLAGE
Chapter Seventeen: THE FACE OF LIFE
Chapter Eighteen: TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND MEXICAN LAW
Chapter Nineteen: DON INDAL
Chapter Twenty: THINGS YOU LEARN, SKILLS YOU USE
Chapter Twenty-one: GROWING PAINS
Chapter Twenty-two: LA CORRIDA
Chapter Twenty-three: THE MODERN WORLD AND “OLD FARTS”
Chapter Twenty-four: THE GREAT ROAD TRIP
Chapter Twenty-five: THE INN BECOMES A FUNERAL PARLOR
Chapter Twenty-six: JE’ETS LU’UM: HEALING THE LAND
Chapter Twenty-seven: A WORD ABOUT WEDDINGS
Chapter Twenty-eight: THE FABRIC OF LIFE
Chapter Twenty-nine: UNA VELA MAS: DOÑA CARMEN
Chapter Thirty: WATER!
Chapter Thirty-one: CHANGE, NO CHANGE

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