Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén ... The heart of the site is the Grand Plaza, which is surrounded by the Central Acropolis, the North Acropolis, and Temples ...

This huge area is made up of Mexico and part of Central America. As far back as 3500 years ago millions of Maya people lived in ... even built their cities as a map of the sky!

The Maya civilisation lasted a long time ... historical region and cultural area that includes parts of North and Central America. Artefact A used item from the past that has survived a long ...

Frederick Catherwood, English architect, illustrator, and adventurer, accompanied John Lloyd Stephens across Central America to explore and document Maya ruins (1839-1840 and 1841-1842). In this ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America ... the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of the better ...