Saving Our Global Heritage
The Art and Science of Conservation
Mirador Basin, Guatemala
Chavín de Huántar, Peru

Global Heritage Fund and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund invite you to an enlightening evening with GHF Leaders in Conservation who are working to save our last remaining GHF Projects - the most endangered archaeological and cultural heritage sites in developing countries.

Journey on a virtual conservation mission to the recently discovered Ancient Mayan pyramids of Nakbe and Mirador in Guatemala and the 2,500 year old site of Chavin de Huantar, Peru, as we explore recent discoveries, threats and challenges at the sites, and current efforts to protect and preserve these treasures of humankind.

Mirador Basin National Monument, Guatemala

Join Dr. Richard Hansen of UCLA/FARES as he unveils this year GHF- sponsored exploration and conservation of the Cradle of Preclassic Maya Civilization (Preclassic 1000 - 200 B.C.) and his lifelong work to establish the Mirador Basin National Monument- a 525,000 acres wilderness, wildlife and archaeological park in the heart of the Maya Biosphere. Embark on a multi-media journey to the recently discovered ancient Maya cities, temples and pyramids of Mirador Basin hidden in the pristine rainforest jungles of Guatemala. of Guatemala.

Visit the largest pyramid in the Americas-El Danta, and the hidden tombs and secrets of the Maya's largest and oldest ancient cities- El Mirador and Nakbe. Mirador Basin National Monument is a break-through model for permanent and sustainable nature and wildlife conservation based on the sustainable economics of archaeological parks and cultural and eco-tourism. Dr. Hansen's leadership has recently resulted in Special Protected Area status from the President of Guatemala, and new pending legislation will permanently protect Central America's largest intact biosphere and jaguar habitat as a roadless wilderness and wildlife preserve.

Chavin de Huantar, Peru

Explore the 2,500-year old civilization of Chavín de Huántar with Dr. John Rick, Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropological Studies at Stanford University, who will reveil recent discoveries of 10-foot jaguar bas-reliefs in the main plaza at Chavín de Huántar.

Discover the Chavínese - the oldest major culture in Peru that thrived between 1500 and 400 B.C and one of the earliest and best-known pre- Columbian sites. Chavín's architecture embodies a complex of terraces and plazas surrounded by major platforms of dressed stone. One of the most important formations of complex society in history, achaeologists refer to this cultural expansion from Ecuador to Chile as the "Chavín Horizon". Chavín de Huántar will be the central hub of nature and wildlife conservation and cultural and ecotourism efforts in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, the Peruvian 'Alps', one of the top five alpinist regions in the world.