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Sensitive Cultural Artifacts: On Sale!

All museum reproductions are 20% off. Our featured artifact is a reproduction of the Mask of Death and Rebirth. The Maya belief in the never-ending cycle of life and afterlife is illustrated in this sculpture, with each layered face representing a specific stage of life. The original is from the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala and dates to about 900 AD.

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Artful Nomad Co. Names ShelliusMax "Best Person Ever"

“Assuming she is a real person,” says ANC Editor Dave Berg. Berg is referring to ShelliusMax’s recent blog on belizeforum.com, an excellent forum for info about traveling in Belize.

According to ShelliusMax (not her real name):

“Thanks Steve, the book came on Monday already. It looks fantastic! What I have read so far is very useful and your writing is also funny in places which is great. Terrific photos too. I’m really glad I ordered it.”

Shellius will retain the BPE title and accompanying notoriety until the ANC sees fit to award a new Best Person Ever at a future date.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

— Staff Report

By Staff and wire reports
Sunday, December 17, 2006

ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Steve Stratman strayed off the beaten path during his exploration of Mexico and Central America. The results are chronicled, with scruffy charm, in “Belize to Guatemala and Tikal.” The book, one of the Artful Nomad Guide Series, allows the reader to follow in the footsteps of Stratman’s leisurely nine-day ramble from San Ignacio in Belize to the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala. Abundantly documented with photos, the reader will visit such wonders as the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre a cave located in creek outside of San Ignacio. Visitors, who must swim into the cave’s entrance, can still view human remains from Mayan sacrificial rites. The ancient city of Tikal bristles with stone pyramids carpeted by jungle. Stratman includes a lot of color photos and provides practical tips on hotels and transportation as well as practical tips for getting around. An Emergency Medical Technician, he worked on an ambulance crew with the Honduran Red Cross and in his spare time guided whitewater river expeditions in his kayak in the mountains along the Honduran coast. (The Artful Nomad Company, www.artfulnomad.com; $19.95; 64 pages; softcover)

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