Sentences with phrase «mayan megacity»

There's the gorgeous towns of Antigua and Quetzalenango, surrounded by volcanoes, with fine dining and great live music, the jungle - shrouded Mayan megacity of Tikal and many other remains of Guatamala's Maya heritage, Central America's biggest and oldest market at Chichicastenango with stalls piled high with colourful handicrafts, the volcano - ringed Lake Atitlan in the Highlands, the Garifuna culture of Livingston and traditional Ixil Maya villages of Nebaj, jungle trips, bat - filled caves and the coastal playground of Monterrico and idyllic beach town of Tilapita.

It's not often that a single discovery can illuminate both the history of science and ancient office culture — but that is what happened in the ancient Mayan megacity of Xultun, in present - day Guatemala.