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Secrets of the Maya Underworld Part 1

Unlike other great civilisations such as the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians, the Mayan empire did not arise from the banks of a mighty river. Much of the Mayan world is in fact devoid of even the smallest river or lake. Then why did they populate Yucatan? The Maya believed that the freshwater pools, 'cenotes', dotted across the area were sacred portals to the underworld. They are indeed portals, but rather to an incredible underground labyrinthine systems of rivers. Only now being properly explored and understood, this secret world was created by nature in a unique chain of dramatic events...

Underneath the jungle-clad Mayan temples of Yucatan lies a world even more mysterious, even more incredible than the Maya could have ever imagined...

A whole food chain has been found in the cenotes deepest recesses -- over 20 species that have never seen the light of day. Some of the underground caverns are not totally full of water... incredibly, they are home to thousands of bats.

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  • If only TV could show more of this kind of stuff instead of hundred of dozens of commercials, kids wouldnt be so ignorant about our world.

  • Im having my breakfast and watching this. Fuck Tv. YOUTUBE for the win!

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  • @jackrazalas in a few hundred years, maybe humans will call current surgeries "slaughter" because we needed to open up someone and put someone back together afterwards.... seeing the current technological process with how we can use precision lasers

  • @Sergionewyork actually there codices are sitting in a museum in los angles and they want 4 million dollars for them drunvalo is trying to raise 100,000.00 to have them photographed .. they have the information on how to tele transport <3 n

  • Amazing !!!! 

  • @Sergionewyork They didn't hide it, thus it probably will never be found. As far as I know, there was some Spanish priest dedicated to finding all Mayan books and burning them. And he did a fairly good job, sadly...

  • The Mayan must have hidden their "bible" and knowledge somewhere.... they have not been found yet.

  • Other civilizations did it too.

  • Their so called "brain surgeries" were merely trepannings, small holes made in the skull to reduce swelling. Brain surgery it was NOT.

  • Human sacrifice? No wonder the Spaniards kicked their asses

  • @ShroudedFury  me 2

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