FOR DECADES, scholars have argued about what caused the so-called Maya collapse. Several million Maya lived ... unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, artists, and kings that still feels ...
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Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...