Secrets of the Maya Underworld 4/5

Secrets of the Maya Underworld Part 4

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

[xicor10]

okay stop with the religious stuff lets talk about animals that might be in those caves

[ironchopsticks]

you're so right. i try to tell people that i regularly talk to burning bushes and donkeys, but for some odd reason they don't believe me. thanks for clarifying.

[wiporaphell]

im so tired of the maya bullshit calendar of the world end, this year will know how clever there calendar is , but many like me know NO ONE WILL KNOW THE EXACT DATE THE WORLD ENDS....W

[Jaringan2]

Imagine New york City 5000 years from now Occupied...by the rest 100 couple of human clan...and the city is full with sky high threes..and bush

[ejayarts]

that's so scary to dive at. did they even reach the bottom?

[Hrimpurstala]

@cinemascene

Yeah, all the books in the world were translated by unillingual people...

[crashnitrusw2]

ponle subtitulos culero



[barneysgonnafindyou2]

keep pressing 0 for aids

[NicGar30]

OMFG this is cool, stupid people talking about who is wrong and who is right! hahahaha a really love reading your stupid comments, even if you are christian or not!! hahahahaha im so high :D

[iloveSimonscat2010]

@josi19831 I was responding to a different posting. My personal belief is all creation is from God. Unfortunately we humans have made a mess of things...

[josi19831]

@iloveSimonscat2010 what should be from god then?