The Maya civilization existed between 2500 BC to 1697 CE centered on the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America. Today the Maya are recognized for their astonishing advancements in the fields of Written Language, Architecture, Astronomy, Art, and Mathematics. They constructed huge stone temples for prayer and yes human sacrifice, appeasing their gods with the blood of captured enemies. They did this all without the use of metal tools or animals. But like all ancient South and Central American cultures, their time was cut tragically short by the arrive of the Spanish. Tune in and find out what happened.  

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