| Title | Cosmogony and Direct Uses of Geothermal Energy in Mesoamerica |
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| Authors | Mario CÈsar Su·rez Arriaga and Raffaele Castaldi |
| Year | 1995 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Mexico, Mesoamerica, geothermal energy, cosmogony, direct uses |
| Abstract | An imposing series of volcanic Volcanic Mexican formed the hean where Mesoamerican developed. During of years, rhis area was a place panicularly rich in active georhermal man and influenced deeply and cosmogony of Geothermal energy played imponanr role on human such as occupancy of volcanic explosions populaions and they due rhe renewal of volcanic ground lakeformation and narural hearpresence. Vapour baths, cooking by or on naturally hor rocks. of gardens and therapeuric applications, were some original of the narural in Mesoamerica. The myrhical of geothermal phenomena occurred very early, a pmfound toward terrestrial heat. Man's relationship geothermal energy had a dual ethical beneficial harmful, This undemanding influenced deeply rhe mesoamencan view. |