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whileeuropelingredinthedarkages

thesplenderofthemayorworldwasreachingitssenittheirtepetssoredhundredsoffeetintotheheavenvens

theydevelopedasystemofhieroglificwritingworksofartandsculpture

displayedthemiestintricatesenseofstyle

andhereinmexico

youcouldatamppeninsula

theybuiltthegreatcityofchicchenwoodsson

thecitytakespartofitsnamefromthelargewellsthatworwordsonlypermanentsourceofwaterspanishrecordsreportthatlivevictimswerethrownintoandassacredwellasasacrificetotheraingodchockwholivedinitsdepth

themayaalsobuiltthiscircularbuildingbelievedtobeinobservatorybycarefullywatchingthestars

themayadevelopedathreehundredandsixtyfivedaycalendar

andcouldevenpredictsolarequlienses

chchanosaawasalsoinfluencedbyotherculturesaroundtheyearonethousandexpertsbelievethisfamousmyantcitywasinvadedbyforeignersamongthempossiblythetlltechofcentralmexicoandtheusawpeople

itwastheassaawhobuiltthecitys

mostfamousbuildingapramid

thespanishcalledandcasteoorthecastle

thisseventyninefourpyramidhasatotalofthreehundredandsixtyfivesteps

thesamenumberisthedaysinasolaryear

anditgountsanothersecrettestamenttothemiyaskillatmathandastronomytwiceayearonthedayofthespringandautomicquinoxes

ashadowfallsonalcosteointheshapeofaserpentasthesunsets

thesnakeappearstorigledownthestepsofthepyramid

untilitfinallyjoinstheserpinsheadatthebaseofthestaircasejacchannotesays

ballcorcourtisthelargestknownancientballcorcourtintheamericans

hereplayerswouldstrivetohitatwelvepoundrubberball

throughthescoringringssethighontheparallelwolfattheendofthisdeadlyseriousgame

theloserswouldbesacrificedabuststlingtradingcentrepassedtheyearonethousandtotenuzsaaandyrelongafterothermininecitieshavebeenabandonedbuteventually

itlikelyfellvictimtothesameforcesthatfeltothermiinecities

acombinationofprolongeddroughtexhaustedsoilsandatopheavyclassofroyals

whosecostlywarsandlavisrituualsovertacksthemyerpeoplesometimeinthefourteenhundreds

thepeopleofchitchenenosawaandandontheircitytothejuungle

buttodayitsimposingruinsstillstandthemwiththerainforceandimpressiveandenduringmonumenttotheprouddyercivilizationthatbuilt