How does a cave help us understand their rich culture?
Really. Puff piece. Raises questions. Answers none.
From the article:
The Yucatan peninsula is studded with monumental relics of the Maya people, whose cities drew upon an extensive network of sinkholes linked to subterranean waters known as cenotes.
Some cenotes acquired particular religious significance to the Maya, whose descendants continue to inhabit the region.
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In his Book of Marvels, the Occident, Richard Halliburton noted a deep pit into which virgins and treasure were sacrificially deposited as Mayan ritual.
The pit is an opening into the labyrinthian system of underground streams. Study of the pit gives insight into the Mayan culture