After six centuries of legendary prosperity,
the Maya heartlands suddenly emptied out.
Maya kings, who inscribed dates on the stelae they erected, stopped building altogether: The latest date on a monument anywhere in
the Maya heartland was A.D. 909.
Belize clearly lay in
the Maya heartland: not only are some of the earliest sites, like that of Cuello in Orange Walk, found in the country, but the recent discovery of glyphs at Caracol, Cayo District, apparently portraying a military victory over Tikal suggests that some of the Belizean centres were supreme in the region.
Crossroads Expeditions International, a licensed tour operator with the Belize Tourism Board, is a Belizean owned company located in
the Maya heartland that offers specialized package tours to archaeological & cultural destinations in Belize.
The most recent remains are dated to the Terminal - Classic Period (roughly 800 to 1000 AD), a time when
the Maya heartland was suffering from severe drought and civil wars.
Not exact matches
The Power and Glory of the
Maya Queens Page 52, by Tasha Eichenseher More than a thousand years ago, a real Game of Thrones in the Central American
heartland was brutal and bloody.
At the height of
Maya civilization, this prosperous city lay in a perilous
heartland, caught between two clashing superpowers: Tikal and Calakmul.
Belize is the
heartland of the Mundo
Maya.
Belize was the
heartland of the ancient
Maya civilization and is now home to more than 600 sites, including sacred caves and enormous pyramids that are still the largest manmade structures in the country.
Belize was once the
heartland of the ancient
Maya empire, and visitors can explore the magnificent cities they built in the jungle including Cahal Pech, Xunantunich, and Caracol.
Once the
heartland of the vast
Maya civilization, Belize has more ancient
Maya sites than anywhere else on the planet.
The modern day nation of Belize formed the
heartland of the ancient
Maya civilization.
The land that is now Belize was once the
heartland of the ancient
Maya Empire.
Once the
heartland of the
Maya people, modern Belize is home to ruined cities and other
Maya sites scattered throughout the country.
Once the
heartland of the ancient
Maya empire, Belize has more
Maya sites than anywhere else, including soaring pyramids and mysterious sacred caves.
The ancient
Maya called Belize home, the
heartland of their vast civilization that once covered all of Central America.