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Question:I am looking for more information about archaeologist Juan Leonard and wife Carmen Cook, who filmed a trip to visit the Lacandon Indians in 1955. They used to live in Mexico, and the internet says their film was released in 2002, but I'm having trouble finding anything else.
Not sure if this is the best category to ask, but it's the one yahoo brought up.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am looking for more information about archaeologist Juan Leonard and wife Carmen Cook, who filmed a trip to visit the Lacandon Indians in 1955. They used to live in Mexico, and the internet says their film was released in 2002, but I'm having trouble finding anything else.
Not sure if this is the best category to ask, but it's the one yahoo brought up.

If you read spanish, try this document.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3y_Gre4...

He's mentioned in the preface of this book, there might be more info about his work in it....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439230/
http://www.gester.nu/TheLastLacandones.h...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439230/triv...
http://www.amazon.com/video-Lacandones-p...
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?rls...

Hope these help in any way

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439230/triv...
both have died.. this provides the name of the town in Mexico where they had their home.

http://ecommons.txstate.edu/cgi/viewcont...

is a master's thesis written in 2007. The author cited Leonard. She may know how to find out more. You'd probably have to dig through scholarly journals, not the Internet.

If that link doesn't work, Google

"Juan Leonard" archaeologist

with the quotes.

Her thesis is titled

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE LACANDON
COMMUNITY OF Nahá