CHAPTER 10 CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE SAILING ROUTES TO REACH IT 10.1 INTRODUCTION 10.2 EGYPT AND CENTRAL AMERICA 10.3 THE LAND OF PUNT 10.4 THE MAYA CIVILIZATION 10.5 THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA VIA THE BERING SEA 10.6 THE SOUTHERN CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 10.7 THE CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC VIA THE UPPER NORTH Dr. R.M. de Jonge 息, drsrmdejonge@hotmail.com