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    THE MAYA: WE ARE HERE

    Mar 01, 2019 3 minutes
    by Rachel Kehoe

    The Maya civilization led the planet in math, writing, and astronomy innovations from A.D. 250 to 900. They built soaring temples, invented their own language, and created the most accurate calendar of the ancient world. The Maya are often written about as people from the past, but they have not disappeared. The descendants of the people who constructed the famous cities of Chichen Itza and Tikal are still alive and strong. They live on the same land and practice the same

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