June
21
/ 2013
Archaeologists have discovered a complete Maya city in a remote jungle in Campeche, southeastern Mexico, first spotted in aerial images of a vast forested area previously only explored by loggers and rubber-tappers. Campeche is a province in the western Yucatán peninsula which is home to many spectacular Mayan ruins, most within close proximity of each other. The ruins are constructed in the unique ‘Rio Bec’ style architecture which is characterized by the use of well-cut stone blocks covered with stucco and rounded corners. The latest discovery is of an entire city spread over 54 acres and includes multiple pyramids, palaces, ball courts, plazas, homes, altars and painted stone slabs known as stele. It has been dated from roughly 600 to
