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In June 2020, scientists discovered Aguada Fénix, a monumental 3,000-year-old Maya structure, and uncovered the secrets of this ancient monument.
New evidence unearthed in Mexico's Yucatan begins to transform long-held ideas about the growth of the Mayan civilization.
Evidence of man-made reservoirs and toxic contaminants, and clues of battles and monumental pressure paint a picture of the Maya's downfall.
While the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century triggered a series of wars that caused the abandonment of the great Mayan cities, there is evidence that the Mayans never disappeared and their civilization never fell.