Smithsonian May 2011 Issue
Lost City of the Maya
Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site of El Mirador was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization Page: 36 | -23 Likes | 0By the Shores of Gitche Gumee Immortalized by Longfellow, Michigan's Upper Peninsula is still worth celebrating, from its rocky cliffs to its Gilded Age cabins Page: 66 | -5 Likes | 0
Wild Things: Fire Ants
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Incredible Images: Photo Finish
When a routine horse race took a bizarre turn on July 4, 1966, Henry Carfagna was trackside to catch it Page: 12
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Gig harbor, Washington Page: 19
Phenomenon: Singing Mice
A scientist's study of the tiny rodents ends on a high note Page: 20
This Month in History
Citizen Kane Page: 24
Around the Mall
Medicine man Page: 27
From the Castle
Synergies Page: 28
Aftershocks
In 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake and its tsunami shook the very foundations of Japanese culture and society Page: 50
The Triumph of Dr. Druker
An oncologist's determination to develop a new treatment for a deadly cancer led to a breakthrough that is transforming medicine Page: 54
Faithful Monuments
California's early Spanish missions stand as poignant reminders of the state's fraught past Page: 76
A Garden through Time
Ten centuries of Japanese landscape design unfold at South Florida's Morikami Museum Page: 82
Have Meme, will Travel
The author explores a parallel universe where ideas replicate, mutate and evolve like genes Page: 88
The Last Page
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