ancient culture that held one of the largest empires in the ancient world from roughly 1,800 B.C. to 900 A.D., read on to discover some amazing facts about the Mayans. There are still Mayan cities ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for ...

Who was Pakal the great? Explore the life of K'inich Janaab Pakal, the longest reigning Maya king in history. What happened to the Mayas? Discover what happened to the Maya people and explore some ...

For a brief period one of those city-states prevailed and became the closest thing to an empire in Maya history. It was ruled by the Snake kings of the Kaanul dynasty, which until just a few ...

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With modern day Maya still living where their ancestors once did, these discoveries help them to recover and reconnect to the parts of their history that were so brutally destroyed by the invading ...

Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...