Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why We Chose These Valleys
1. The Mexican Landscape: A Brief Synopsis of the History and Prehistory of the Valleys
2. Deep History, Climate, and Hydrology, or, Why the Valleys Are Deserts Within the Tropics
3. Geology of the Valleys
4. The Pre-Columbian Valleys
5. Cultures and Languages of the Valleys of Cuicatlán and Tehuacán
6. Archaeology
7. Plants and Ecosystems
8. Cerro Petlanco: Heart of the Valleys
Appendix: Species of Cactaceae Reported by BGIF for the Region of Tehuacán and Cuicatlán Valleys
References
Index
About the Authors
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