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Ancient Maya Metropolis (Español)

Los ancestros del pueblo maya prosperaron en grandes y sofisticadas ciudades de Centroamérica durante siglos. ¿Por qué, alrededor del año 750 D. C., comenzaron a abandonar muchas de sus principales ciudades? Los arqueólogos investigan nuevas y contundentes evidencias de las catastróficas sequías y la inestabilidad que llevaron a las ciudades más allá de sus límites.

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