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Photo byArian ZwegersMany centuries ago on the border of Belize and Guatemala, Maya people built a large city surrounded by a cultivated jungle garden that was home to around 20,000 people, which archaeologists call El Pilar. Using LiDAR laser « Continue »
Photo byChristian Frausto BernalArchaeologists believe that Coba contains thousands of structures, but only a few are accessible. You can pass ancient ball courts, temples, and other Mayan ruins while walking down roads that have existed for at least « Continue »
Photo byjohnpaulsimpsonArchaeologists believe that Coba contains thousands of structures, but only a few are accessible. You can pass ancient ball courts, temples, and other Mayan ruins while walking down roads that have existed for at least 1,000 « Continue »
Photo bybobchin1941Couples don’t have to search very hard to find romantic surroundings on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. It’s possible for a couple to spend a morning exploring the ruins, catching lunch at a hip restaurant, and then « Continue »
Photo byarcher10 (Dennis) REPOSTINGI envision the city as it was 1200 years ago, bustling with activity as the Belize Valley region’s top Maya civic ceremonial center. I try to see the city, not just as ancient archaeological relics from some « Continue »
Photo byxicana_mommaMap showing the Lake Youta river system, full version at Map of California showing Lake Youta and the Anahuac Mountains, full version at 1847 Disturnell Map, full view. Maps showing the “Aztec Homeland”* From “In « Continue »
Photo by TausP. We traveled to Tikal on a day tour from Belize and had already visited some of Belize’s Mayan ruins. To the east is Tikal Temple I, the Temple of the Great Jaguar, which was built for the king and completed by his son. To the « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Using drones, archaeologists have been able to create a 3-D model of Mayan ruins hidden deep in the jungle. Scientists got the idea to use drones after observing bats flying about the jungles in Guatemala; they realized « Continue »