What You Probably Don’t Know About the Ancient Mayans

Published on January 18, 2018
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Tikal

Turns out that the smallest Mayan centers covered just less than a square kilometer. Tikal, is actually the largest, as it covered 123 square kilometers (30,000 acres).

Tikal

Tikal

La Danta

There’s no doubt that the Ancient Mayans were incredible engineers, they constructed extraordinary Pyramids and temples that match the ones built in Egypt. The peak of La Danta is actually one of the world’s largest pyramids. In fact, its more massive than the Great Pyramid of Giza as it contains around 99 million cubic feet of rock.

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La Danta

La Danta