1957-1960 Costa Rica: Investigations at the Papagayo site in the Valley of Tempisque. 1964-1965 Honduras: Investigations in the Gulf of Fonseca region and...

mixed with mashed green plantain, sugar, honey and salt. It's wrapped in tempisque or fig leaf and cooked. In the pre-Columbian era, the Mayas ate tamales...

coastal valleys such as Nacascolo and Papagayo; and the flood plains of the Tempisque River and other important rivers. In addition there were other places...