National Geographic Documentary - The Maya: The Lost Civilization [Documentary 2015]



The Beer Diaries World Tour: Belize - The Maya

The Beer Diaries is proud to present The Beer Diaries World Tour: Belize, a series dedicated to using beer as an introduction to history, culture and the geo-political state of countries around the world. In this episode, host Mike Mann and his team visit the Maya ruins, Xunantunich and Cahel Pech, in the heart of San Ignacio. Andy Bahadurs, Maya expert, explains the prominence and decline of these sites, along with the significance of the various ceremonies of the people who lived there.



Did the Maya Take Drugs?

Ingesting hallucinogenic drugs was an important part of many ancient American indigenous religious ceremonies. There is ample evidence that Maya monuments often portray a ruler in a trance, which could be induced in many ways.




Maya Civilization and it's Legend - Full Documentary

Where did the Mayan people come from?

The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

When did the Mayan civilization begin and end?

Most famously, the Maya of the southern lowland region reached their peak during the Classic Period of Maya civilization (A.D. 250 to 900), and built the great stone cities and monuments that have fascinated explorers and scholars of the region.

How old are the Mayan ruins in Mexico?

The construction workers used bulldozers and diggers to claw at the sloping sides of the 100ft tall pyramid, which is part of the Nohmul complex - the most important Mayan site in northern Belize and one which dates back at least 2,300 years.