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I walked amongst the ancient fields of Zacualpan andI came upon an excavation site for a new home. Lying thereamid the soil of past and present I saw the cycle of time immortal.In the midst of the debris lay an ancient tool used togrind corn; lying next to it was a broken Coca-Cola bottle.Like the Spiral petroglyphs of the Tecoxquines, a convergenceof the past, the present, and the future lay before me.On this site a new generation will rise from the ashes of theold. And again I wondered if, a thousand years from thismoment, will they know us or would someone ask, “Whowere these people?”131
Epilogue:Returning to Chacalawhere the town petroglyphs were located. He told me thatthey were once located at the north end of the bay at a highpoint that looked over the bay and town. However, he alsoDuring my wanderings I learned that ancient petroglyphswere located in Chacala, which sits upon anatural bay and a fertile valley. My father and I set out oneday to learn where several of these petroglyphs were located.I met a local fellow there and asked him if he knewmentioned that except for one or two boulders, the petroglyphshad been excavated to make way for development.My father and I then drove down to the wharf belowthe office of the Port Captain and asked a local fisherman ifhe knew where the petroglyphs were located. He gesturedover to the north point of the bay, which was located severalhundred yards from the wharf. I noticed that the shorelinealong the northern tip of the bay was below a hill and containedmany large boulders. I then started clambering overthese boulders toward the north point and saw that the hilltopappeared to have been leveled with heavy machinery.When I reached the north point I stopped below a largeboulder and immediately noticed an ancient Spiral petroglyphetched into it.Higher above the Spiral, I saw some sort of plaque thatlooked like an open book, which appeared to have been attachedto a boulder just below the crest of the hill. I couldalso see that freshly tilled earth covered a portion of the132
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CHAPTERSPreface ...................
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4Guayabitos, State of Nayarit, Mexi
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At the south end of Guayabitos, as
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who seemed perturbed that I had tak
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any building that housed a museum.
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showed me a boulder with a petrogly
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Chapter 3Pirate TreasuresDriving ba
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waters looking for Spanish galleons
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Chapter 4Alta VistaSeveral days lat
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on the stone. The markings appeared
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Chapter 5The Herb Manin Guadalajara
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these objects, and the experience,
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The drive to Zacatecas led us throu
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As I climbed upward toward the stai
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Chapter 7Idols and Godsof Compostel
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They usually consist of ancient ind
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without any trace or recorded histo
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Later that night I pulled out my sm
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tribes. Consequently, various figur
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the Roman Empire, said, “History
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FINDING LOST CIVILIZATIONSPart 2—
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Chapter 11Returning to Mexico:The H
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The owner of the hotel is Doctor Ro
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Later that day when we returned fro
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Hotel Robles’ sunset view from Ro
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that has been repeated since the da
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Chapter 13The Trees and Relics ofSa
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and squatted down to brush away loo
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Chapter 14Sacred Hot Springsand Dee
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diately found ancient pottery fragm
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and I and carried on a full convers
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Yolanda’s statues from a shaft to
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far surpassed the town’s own coll
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One month after I had seen the trea
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Ancient pottery, San Pedro Lagunill
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Fake relics, Compostela, Mexico.79
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Page 92 and 93: Sacred Places,The Kingdom ofThe Tec
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Page 100 and 101: from having found the remnants of a
Page 102 and 103: Signs explaining Tecoxquine human s
Page 104 and 105: The Mexican WayThere are many ironi
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Page 112 and 113: ences. I am optimistic that goodnes
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Page 116 and 117: Tomé Hill, southern slope.113
Page 118 and 119: Crest of La Tomé Hill.115
Page 120 and 121: Handprint petroglyph, Tomé Hill.11
Page 122 and 123: Throughout this journey I have felt
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Page 126 and 127: Visual patterns that seem to be uni
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Page 130 and 131: Epilogue:Returning to ZacualpanThe
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Page 140 and 141: In March 2008 we celebrated my fath
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Page 144 and 145: Chapter 23The Forgotten Souls ofIxt
Page 146 and 147: The Coyote.Interconnecting Spirals.
Page 148 and 149: As we walked back to Manuel’s hou
Page 150 and 151: During breakfast and some conversat
Page 152 and 153: forty feet. Unfortunately, all the
Page 154 and 155: Then I found another toppled column
Page 156 and 157: Northeast view from the crest of Sa
Page 158 and 159: The work crew: Leucrecia, Old Gring
Page 160 and 161: Alta Vista, Nayarit, Mexico.157
Page 162 and 163: Armadillo petroglyph, Alta Vista, N
Page 164 and 165: Spiral representing falling star or
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Page 168 and 169: Spiral and sun boulder in ceremonia
Page 170 and 171: Communal bowls carved from volcanic
Page 172 and 173: Los dos Alejandros, Alta Vista, Nay
Page 174 and 175: What became of them? And what will
Page 176 and 177: My Journey Continues
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