Before massive deforestation began in the 1960s, the Lacandon jungle, which lies on the border of Mexico and Guatemala, was part of the largest tropical rain forest north of the Amazon. The destruction of the Lacandon occurred with little attention from the international press until January 1, 1994, when a group of armed Maya rebels led by a charismatic spokesperson who called himself Subcomandante Marcos emerged from jungle communities and briefly occupied several towns in the Mexican state of Chiapas. These rebels, known as the Zapatista National Liberation Army, became front-page news...
Before massive deforestation began in the 1960s, the Lacandon jungle, which lies on the border of Mexico and Guatemala, was part of the largest tropic...
