Talks & Lectures
Central American Thought Forum 2026: Central America and the Colonial Imprint on the Peripheries of the Periphery — The Work of W. George Lovell, FRSC
A two-day in-person forum on October 27–28, 2026, about Dr. W. George Lovell’s work and its relevance to Central America’s history, geography, culture, economy, politics, and society.
When
9:10 AM
Price
Free admission
Where
Sala Otto Schumann Gálvez, CIMSUR-UNAM
Calle María Adelina Flores 34-A, Barrio de Guadalupe, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
About this event
PROGRAMME Tuesday 27 October 09:10–09:30 — Welcome: Justus Fenner and W. George Lovell. Moderator: América A. Navarro López. 09:30–10:00 — Ruth Piedrasanta, “Descifrar los Cuchumatanes con una mirada histórica y humana” (Reading the Cuchumatanes through a historical and human lens). 10:00–11:00 — Response by W. George Lovell. 11:00–11:30 — Break. 11:30–12:00 — Santiago Bastos, “El Norte de Huehuetenango: construcción histórica del territorio en una ‘periferia de las periferias’” (Northern Huehuetenango: the historical construction of territory in a “periphery of the peripheries”). 12:00–13:00 — Response by W. George Lovell. 13:00–15:00 — Break. 17:00–19:00 — Presentation of “Muerte en la nieve: Pedro de Alvarado y la conquista de los Andes” (Death in the Snow: Pedro de Alvarado and the Conquest of the Andes), with W. George Lovell; comments by Pedro Urquijo Torres; moderator: Gerardo Monterrosa Cubías. Wednesday 28 October 10:00–10:30 — Aaron Pollack, “La geografía histórica y la historia de George Lovell en Guatemala y Centroamérica” (The historical geography and history of George Lovell in Guatemala and Central America). 10:30–11:00 — Response by W. George Lovell. 11:30–12:00 — Break. 12:00–13:00 — W. George Lovell, “En las huellas del arzobispo: La visita de Pedro Cortés y Larraz y el mapa de Guatemala, 1768–1770” (In the Archbishop’s Footsteps: The Visit of Pedro Cortés y Larraz and the Map of Guatemala, 1768–1770). Moderator: José Javier Villafuerte. 13:30 — Closing. The programme lists no activity for the intervals other than the stated breaks. The official materials were provided directly by María Elena Medina Ortega, Difusión e Intercambio Académico, CIMSUR-UNAM. Official programme and event details: https://www.cimsur.unam.mx/index.php/act_evento/encuentros/594. Admission is free. Venue: Sala Otto Schumann Gálvez, CIMSUR-UNAM, Calle María Adelina Flores 34-A, Barrio de Guadalupe, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Coordinator and organizer: América A. Navarro López.
Organized by CIMSUR-UNAM