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An Ancient Civilization
The Mayans were an ancient and mysterious civilization that dominated a large part of Central America including the present day countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras for more than three thousand years before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Mayan-speaking native Indian populations still exist in many of these countries.
Fascinated by the stars and the cosmos
During their golden age (250 AD - 900 AD), the Mayans constructed large cities, temples and monuments as impressive as anything seen in ancient Greece or Rome. They were fascinated by the stars and the cosmos which they studied to a high level and in the process created a very complex calendar and mathematical system. Even today, much of this sacred knowledge of the Maya remains a total mystery.