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\"\"<\/a>All the interest in 2012 predictions have somewhat overshadowed all the other, perhaps much more interesting, and very enlightening things we can know about the Mayan culture. Here is a taste of this intriguing people and culture that we will be exploring in December of this year:<\/p>\n

– The Maya were a civilization made up of people from the southern Mexico and Central American regions. Today there are about 6 million Maya living in these regions.<\/p>\n

– The Maya were acute observers and mappers of the movements of the celestial bodies. They developed a complex cosmology and mythology that explained the past and predicted the future.<\/p>\n

– The ancient Mayas developed a very advanced mathematical system, the only true writing system known in the Americas at the time, and a series of three interrelated calendars.<\/p>\n

– The Mayans are also famous for their architecture. Their archaeological masterpieces can be found in the temple-cities of Chichen Itza, Palenque, Uxmal, Tikal and Copan, and others. Some of these temple-cities have been excavated and reconstructed, but many are still yet to be restored.<\/p>\n

These interesting tidbits only scratch the surface of the wisdom that we can unearth from the ancient Mayan people. Delve into Mayan wisdom with us this December.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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