| IN
SEARCH OF MAYA TIME |
Understanding a different calendar
from our own might seem like an impossible task, especially if the
only symbols are a series of glyphs .
By Beatriz Martí |
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| MAYA
UNIVERSE |
Ever since the beginning of archaeology,
the discovery of ceramic pieces and diverse pottery objects has
contributed towards the specialists' understanding of ancient maya
civilizations.
By Shelagh McNally |
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| MAYA
COSMOLOGY |
Alongside
the development of sciences like astronomy and mathematics, and
arts such as architecture, the Maya conceived the origin of the
world, the shape of the universe and the deities living in it.
By Beatriz Martí |
| CORN
AND THE MAYA |
When Christopher Columbus landed
in America he wasn't in search of a new world; he was looking for
a shorter trade route to transport spices from the Far East to Europe.
However he found something far more valuable: corn.
By Juan José Morales |
| MAYA
NAVIGATORS |
During the pre-Classic period (A.D. 900-1500) there
was an intense traffic flow of boats covering both extremes of the
marine routes in the Mundo Maya.
By Juan José Morales |
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| MAYA
CODICES |
After surviving destruction and oblivion, three beautiful
codices made from the inner bark of fig trees, narrate part of the
Maya history.
By Beatriz Martí |
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| VILLAINS
FROM THE SEA |
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, European pirates
devastated the coast of the Mexican port of Campeche.
By Beatriz Martí |
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Site produced by Organización
Tips. Cancun, Mexico.
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