whalehunter56
whalehunter56 t1_j0wvezq wrote
Reply to TIL that the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in modern-day Belize was founded in 1200 BCE, held more than double the population of the largest current day city in Belize (of 61,461), and the one of its temples, Caana, built ~9th century CE, is still the tallest building in the country today. by embrace-monke
What’s really crazy is that they never invented the wheel and still built that stuff
whalehunter56 t1_j0ypqh5 wrote
Reply to comment by UnimpressedWithAll in TIL that the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in modern-day Belize was founded in 1200 BCE, held more than double the population of the largest current day city in Belize (of 61,461), and the one of its temples, Caana, built ~9th century CE, is still the tallest building in the country today. by embrace-monke
I too am a myth