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Why leave to Guatemala ?

Guatemala is inseparable from its Mayan heritage, both in its history and geography, yesterday and today. It is in the geographical area comprising part of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, which archaeologists call Mesoamerica, that this brilliant civilization was born and was able to develop important scientific knowledge in astronomy and mathematics, impose its power and disappear without anyone really knowing why. Current knowledge has only partially unlocked the secret of scriptures and knowledge, maintaining a halo of mystery around these peoples capable of building gigantic cities that the roots of cheese makers have patiently covered, as if to better protect them from the eyes and hands of lay people. Archaeology enthusiasts will be delighted as the remains of these lost cities, which are at the same time ceremonial centres, places of power, commerce and residence, are omnipresent in Guatemala. The most famous of these cities is the fabulous Tikal, in the north of the country, but Guatemala is also rich in the sites of El Ceibal, Quiriguá and its giant stelae, Yaxhá and its lagoon, El Mirador that can be reached after several days of walking. Other ruins, still buried under the vines of the jungle, only gradually reveal their secrets through excavations or fortuitous discoveries.

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