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Maya students at the University of the East gather around George Stuart following
his recent lecture at their campus in Mexico. Photo by Melinda Stuart.
Retired Barnardsville resident for meetings there with students the two communities have carried
George Stuart spent quite a few of and faculty. He offered two lec- out several cultural exchanges over
his working years in southeastern tures at the school, during which the past few years. More are in the
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, doing the students had an opportunity works. The group was instrumental
field archaeology, engaging with to meet with him informally, to ask in arranging this event.
the indigenous Maya people, and questions and to share information Concluding Stuart’s visit to Yu-
gathering stories and photographs from their own experiences. catan was a field trip to the nearby
for National Geographic, where he Most of the students are drawn archaeological site of Ek Balam,
was a senior editor for nearly 40 from nearby Maya communities, where he interpreted Maya history
years. Stuart’s extensive library on which until recently had little access and hieroglyphs at this amazing
Maya archaeology and culture was to higher education. Maya language but relatively little known ruin for
recently presented to the University and culture, tourism management the school’s Maya tourism students,
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. and professional culinary arts are as well as for a delegation from
Locally, he continues to publish a the core programs at this unusual Asheville.
widely distributed journal called new school, located just 100 miles During a session of the city coun-
Ancient America. from the popular resort of Can- cil in the same week, Valladolid’s
Recently, the University of the cun. mayor, Sr. Mario Peniche, named
East (Universidad de Oriente), a The City of Asheville has an on- Stuart a Distinguished Visitor and
new school in the Yucatecan city of going Sister Cities relationship with expressed the hope that he would
Valladolid, Mexico, invited Stuart Valladolid, and representatives from come back as often as possible.
This special to the Tribune.
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