Secrets of the Maya Underworld 3/5

Secrets of the Maya Underworld Part 3

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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• Secrets
• Maya
• Underworld
• Mexico
• Documentary

[SeleneMoon]

This title is misleading.

[mirandax99]

thumbs up if u think these under water caves might lead to atlantis

[germaineuchi]

what if the strings got tangled?

[LvLkSlp]

to translation ine poli akiro kai se polla simia se kanei na gelas

[GAP120GAP]

The bird at 0:26, is the time bird, the mayan people believed that, these birds could control the time, it just takes to look at their pendulum tail to wonder why.

[JTFMOVEMENT]

so intreging, would love to go down there

[Jonkata89]

@jimmey107 ahhaha

[jimmey107]

pretty cool that fish was a pimp lol

[Licmycat]

Why isn't there a 4? It's all a lie isn't it? What a waste of time....

[l6ST11]

i wish i was a citizen of the mayan tribe, i'd probably would collect shrooms.

[chena3]

was glad to see your trailing string

smart cave divers..

live long ...have fun