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The Mayan language family is primarily spoken in the regions of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, where the ancient Mayan civilization once thrived. While neighboring countries like Mexico and Guatemala have significant Mayan-speaking populations, the language is not widely spoken outside of these areas. Some individual speakers or small communities can be found in other countries, but the majority of Mayan language speakers are concentrated in the Mayan heartland.
They didn't have a big enough story in their culture
It was the various groups of people that settled in the Yucatan peninsula but weren't fully "civilized", meaning they were hunter-gatherers (nomadic) or built small villages of no more than 30 people - they were pre-Mayan. When those people began to consolidate in larger groups, they eventually built cities whit a distinctive culture which we recognize as the Mayan civilization.
Rigoberta Menchú. The pre-eminent rights activist who continues to campaign for recognition of the Mayan people. She is a UN goodwill ambassador.
The Mayans didn't vanish. They moved all over, partly into what is now Mexico and South America. They also moved northward, the Mayan's history is clouded by the lack of information and the understanding of what is available. The Mayan civilization had cycles of life each consisted of I believe 533 years or something like that. Their belief was that each 1000 years a "new" world or cycle would begin. Each cycle brought different elements of life such as disaster, great bounty etc... This is why the Mayan calender ends December 21, 2012. The 5,000 year cycle starts again or so it's believed.
The Ancient Mayan Civilization calendar.
Mayan, Inca, Aztec
The Mayan language family is primarily spoken in the regions of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, where the ancient Mayan civilization once thrived. While neighboring countries like Mexico and Guatemala have significant Mayan-speaking populations, the language is not widely spoken outside of these areas. Some individual speakers or small communities can be found in other countries, but the majority of Mayan language speakers are concentrated in the Mayan heartland.
You just cube the height....like height to the 3rd power (height*height*height)
Their civilization is gone, but descendant of Inca tribes still live in South America.
They didn't have a big enough story in their culture
It was the various groups of people that settled in the Yucatan peninsula but weren't fully "civilized", meaning they were hunter-gatherers (nomadic) or built small villages of no more than 30 people - they were pre-Mayan. When those people began to consolidate in larger groups, they eventually built cities whit a distinctive culture which we recognize as the Mayan civilization.
Rigoberta Menchú. The pre-eminent rights activist who continues to campaign for recognition of the Mayan people. She is a UN goodwill ambassador.
Mayo's like thick white sauce
The Mayans didn't vanish. They moved all over, partly into what is now Mexico and South America. They also moved northward, the Mayan's history is clouded by the lack of information and the understanding of what is available. The Mayan civilization had cycles of life each consisted of I believe 533 years or something like that. Their belief was that each 1000 years a "new" world or cycle would begin. Each cycle brought different elements of life such as disaster, great bounty etc... This is why the Mayan calender ends December 21, 2012. The 5,000 year cycle starts again or so it's believed.
The Mayans were located throughout Central America and Southern Mexico. At their height they covered vast territory throughout this area as can be seen with their remaining temples and cities discovered in the Jungles and forests of these areas.
Farming technology, like the use of advanced irrigation systems and terrace farming, allowed the Maya to sustain a large population by maximizing agricultural productivity. This surplus food production supported the growth of cities and complex social structures within Mayan civilization. Additionally, innovations such as raised fields and chinampas expanded arable land, enabling the Maya to thrive in diverse environments.