Mayan Photos 1. 2. Landowner of large parcel of land for the social prestige and comfortable lifestyle. Production not pushed to limit. Native workers lived on land and have small plots for their own subsidence farming.
Foreign owner gets profits.
Wood is used for building instead of stone 2. Slash and burn agriculture removes trees for farming 3. Clear cutting for short term export profits 4. Removal of trees leaves soil open to erosion 2. Nutrient poor soils only good for a few years 3.