Summary Stephen crosses from Mexico to Belize, the former British Honduras, still anglophone and with a now tiny British garrison, where the major kindly helps repair the bus. Then to Guatemala, a green and mountainous country, where half of the population is Mayan, and suffered excessively in decades of civil war. Steven tastes their rituals and learns about the bloody originals, admires archaeological sites at Tikal and Atitlan while the onerous ball sports is revived by youth and traditions maintained, like 'fashionable' weaving in each tribal regions.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Stephen Fry
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Sprout Pictures
Summary Stephen crosses from Mexico to Belize, the former British Honduras, still anglophone and with a now tiny British garrison, where the major kindly helps repair the bus. Then to Guatemala, a green and mountainous country, where half of the population is Mayan, and suffered excessively in decades of civil war. Steven tastes their rituals and learns about the bloody originals, admires archaeological sites at Tikal and Atitlan while the onerous ball sports is revived by youth and traditions maintained, like 'fashionable' weaving in each tribal regions.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Sprout Pictures
