The Mayas once inhabited the jungle-covered peninsula at the tip of the southern part of Mexico that curls like a tail. They were a cultured people, and as clever and industrious as the ancient Greeks and Romans. Their civilization lasted for centuries, and they built a number of magnificent cities. One of them, Chichen Itza, was founded about 400 A.D. and became the holy place for the Mayas.
The Mayan civilization died, and the people disappeared. The holy city, Chichen Itza, was also abandoned hundreds of years ago. What happened to the Mayas is still a mystery. Nothing was known about the Mayas until the Spanish explorers found the lost city of Chichen Itza. Read more...
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