These Maya legends are stories told by the local families, passed from generation to generation, fascinating to the ears of those who …
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After a scientific overflight using laser technology, a large network of canals and crop fields of the ancient Maya that had been …
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Expert says “the Maya Culture has become a commercial issue instead of a cultural asset”
Mirna Aguilar Paz, a researcher at the Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Regional Research Center of the Autonomous University of Yucatan UADY, said that …
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X’baatún an ancient walled Maya city featuring a 15 meter high pyramid unearthed near Izamal
A group of Spanish archaeologists are working with own economic resources in the rescue of an ancient walled Maya city, which contains …
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Ek Balam, a Mayan god represented by the Black Jaguar
The word comes from the guaraní jaguarete. “jaguar” – and the suffix “ete”, which means “beast of prey”. The word entered English …
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Hurricanes are named after HURACÁN the Mayan god of wind, fire, and storms
When he becomes furious, nobody can control his rage. He descends from the clouds on his only leg, and his foot, endowed …
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The oldest book written in the American Continent Is a Mayan guide to Astronomy
As the Mayan civilization was in decline, a diligent scribe was working on the oldest book created in the Americas: the Grolier …
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How Lasers Are Transforming Our Understanding of the Ancient Maya
The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican …
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Discovery of painted hieroglyphic vase gives clues about breakdown of ancient Maya civilization
The discovery of an ancient painted vase, which bears one of the longest hieroglyphic texts uncovered in the Central America lowlands, is …