Did palace intrigue exist a thousand years ago in the kingdoms of Maya kings and queens? Apparently so. As in the adage, "Revenge is a dish best served cold," some vindications were even cross-generational.
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Until fifteen years ago, Maya warrior queens were not the stuff of conversation much less legend in archeological circles. The idea was too far-fetched.
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Maya queens rose to power, according to a Discovery article, after a seismic geopolitical shift occurred in the Maya world around 623 AD when power repositioned into the vast forests of the Yucatán's central lowlands.
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“The Yucatan” begins with a background of the Peninsula, giving you a nice overview of what the area was like during Mayan times, including an interesting map. Also there is a “Who’s Who of the Gods”, a witty overview of the Mayan Gods, and what they meant to the civilization.
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If you've ever ventured to Chichen Itza on a spring or fall equinox to watch the astounding performance of the sun's descent from the top of Temple Kukulkan to the bottom of the staircase that ends at the serpent's mouth, you've no doubt been awed by this experience.
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One of the most popular and reoccurring motifs in Meso-American art is the Chacmool, or a sculpture depicting a figure seated on the ground in a reclining position with the head turned to the right in nearly a right angle, the legs drawn up to the buttocks, elbows resting on the ground, and the hands holding a plate or bowl on the stomach.
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The Maya were people of mystery. Not because they were careless and did not record their history but because the invasion of the Spaniards led to the burning of most of their carefully written past.
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Today’s Cancun radiates luxury, tourism and all things civilized. But just 45 years ago, according to author Michel Peissel who walked the land, Quintana Roo was “the most savage and wild coast on the American continent.” It was a territory with no government, no laws, no roads; accessible only by sea or on foot.
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