He has been in the field for 4 years. Works at Uxmal usually 5 days a week- but often 7. The project he's currently working doing at Uxmal will be part of his thesis. The significance of the ruins was very archaeologically derived. The intimate relationship between an excavation and restoration.
All vegetation is cleared by hand during excavation- to avoid disturbing data.
Trees are always left, except for very young trees that may be overly abundant. The tree is the last to go. They hold soil together, prevent erosion, with eroded soil, valuable information is lost. Maintenance of structures after restoration. It is very important for Mexican archaeologists' to be knowledgeable about Mayan agriculture- for it was the backbone of their civilization.