Their books, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán and Incidents of Travel in Yucatán, were best sellers and introduced to the Western world the civilization of the ancient Maya.
Deres populære bøger, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán og Incidents of Travel in Yucatán, introducerede den vestlige verden for den gamle mayacivilisation.