Category: Maya

The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of
Mesoamerica..

The Mayan civilization was not one unified empire, but rather a multitude
of separate entities with a common cultural background..

The Mayans evolved the only true written system native to the Americas and were masters of mathematics..

The ancient Maya civilization occupied the eastern third of Mesoamerica, primarily the Yucatan Peninsula..

Religious ritual was elaborate and imposing, with frequent festival occasions in honour of the gods..

Limestone structures, faced with lime stucco, were the hallmark of ancient
Maya architecture..

The Maya were quite accomplished astronomers..

The Maya kept time with a combination of several cycles that meshed together to mark the movement of the sun, moon and Venus..

The ancient Maya had a complex pantheon of deities whom they worshipped and offered human sacrifices..

Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala and extending into the limestone shelf of the Yucatan peninsula lie the mysterious temples and pyramids of the Maya..

Chitchen Itza Pyramids and Temples.