A new cruise port facility on the pacific coast at Puerto Quetzal was inaugurated with the arrival of Holland America’s ship “Zaandam” on May 5, 2004. Mary Lou Ridinger was aboard lecturing on Maya Archaeology and Jade.
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New Cruise Port Facility at Puerto Quetzal
Posted in Archaeology, Community, Cruises, Humor, International, Jades, Notables, Press, The Ridingers on March 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Jade search reveals untouched Mayan site
Posted in Archaeology, Community, Jades, Notables, Press, The Ridingers on March 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
While scouring the Sierra de las Minas for additional sources of blue jadeite that the ancient olmecs had mined, Jake Ridinger discovered an untouched Mayan archaeological site.
Burial site at Abaj Takalik yields mask
Posted in Archaeology, Community, Jades, Uncategorized on March 18, 2002 | Leave a Comment »
The archaeological team working at Abaj Takalik, near the municipality of El Asintal in Guatemala’s department of Retalhuleu, discovered a unique mask in a newly excavated burial site at this ancient Maya community.
