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In the America's with David Yetman
Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy
Season 2
Episode 204
Archaeologists have only recently begun to restore the important Maya city of Ceibal, situated along the Passion River deep in the Petén forest of Guatemala. We travel to the site with scientists directing the latest excavations and visit the homes of the Maya workers who are restoring the site.
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