Amanxiwa aseMeya e-Central America

Amadolobha aseMandulo aseMelika aseMelika Ephakathi, Kusukela eCopan kuya eThikal

Amanxiwa aseMexico asendulo aseMelika Central ayigugu kakhulu. Ngempela, amasayithi aseMexico aseMiddle America yimbangela enkulu, uma kungesizathu, ukuya eCentral America. Akuzona nje kuphela ezivela emazweni aseMelika, kodwa ubukhulu bawo kanye nokuncintisana nakho kubhekana nezincithakalo zasendulo emhlabeni wonke.

Kusukela ekubhubhisweni okukhulu kwezinto zakudala ezifana neTikal eGuatemala naseCopan eHonduras, ezindaweni ezincane ezingavamile ezingaqondakali ezifana neTazumal e-El Salvador nase-Xunantunich eBelize, ama-Mayan aseMelika Central ayohlala ekhumbula inkumbulo yakho.

• 01 kwangu-11

  I-Tikal Ruins, eGuatemala

  Amadolobha aseTuatemal enyakatho ye-El Peten esifundazweni ayaziwa ngokuthi yiyona emangalisayo kakhulu eMbusweni wamaMeya. Zibukeka ziqhubeka kuze kube phakade, zikhuphuka ehlathini lasePeten njengonkulunkulu wasendulo. Uma ungakwazi ukukhipha embhedeni ngo-4: 30 ekuseni, ukuhamba ngaphambi kokuntambama ukubingelela i-sunrise eThempelini IV kwenza inkumbulo yokuphila.

• 02 kwangu-11

  I-Altun Ha Ruins, eBelize

  Amadolobha ase-Altun ayingxenye yamanxiwa aseMeyi agcinwe kahle kakhulu eBelize. I-jade ne-obsidian eminingi yafundwa e-Altun Ha, ekhomba ukuthi isayithi leMayan liyisikhungo sokuhweba sasendulo. Okuphawulekayo yi-head of jade ye-Maya Sun God, uKinich Ahau, etholakala ethuneni eThekwini lika-Altun Ha le-Altory Haars.

• 03 ka-11

  I-Nim Li Punit, Belize

  I-Nim Li Punit ihlezi emagqumeni angaphansi kwamaMaya aseBelize, futhi ibheka ukubuka kwe-panoramic phezu kwezintaba eziphansi zaseBelize kuya eCaribbean. Abavubukuli bakholelwa ukuthi amanxiwa aseNim Li Punit ayekhonza njengesikhungo sokuhweba embusweni wasendulo waseMeya, abadayisi nabathengisi abavela kwamanye amadolobha aseMeya.

• 04 kwangu-11

  I-Uaxactún Amanxiwa, eGuatemala

  Emakhilomitha angaba ngu-25 enyakatho ye Tikal, i-Uaxactún Ruins ihlelwe eGuatemala i-Maya Biosphere Reserve. Igama elithi Uaxactún lisho ukuthi "Amatshe ayisishiyagalombili", kodwa futhi i-pun "Washington", i-US Capital. Ngenxa yokuthi izakhiwo ezine eziyinhloko ze-Uaxactún zihambisana nokuphuma kwelanga ngesikhathi se-equinox kanye nama-solstices, abavubukuli bakholelwa ukuthi basetshenziselwa ukutadisha kwe-Mayan yasendulo.

• 05 ka-11

  Amadolobha aseLuantantun, eBelize

  Amadolobha aseLuantantun eningizimu yeBelize eToledo District ayimangalisa kakhulu. Ngenhlanhla, uLuantantun kuthiwa yindawo yokutholakala kwe-Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull. I-Lubaantun inezinye izici eziningana eziyingqayizivele, njenge-slate emnyama esinqunywe ngesandla kanye namatafula e-limestone ezakhiweni zayo.

• 06 kwangu-11

  Ama-Copan Ruins, eHonduras

  Amanxiwa aseCopan entshonalanga yeHonduras amanye amahle kakhulu eMesoamerica. Imidwebo, imifanekiso, ama-stelae kanye nama-hieroglyphic atholakale eCopan ngokuvamile avame kakhulu, kuyilapho umhlambi wamakhanda ombala obomvu oqapha ukungena kweCopan wenza indawo engase ikhumbule nakakhulu indawo yaseMayan.

• 07 kwangu-11

  Amadolobha ase-Xunantunich, eBelize

  Amadolobha ase-Xunantunich atholakala entshonalanga yeCele esifundeni saseCelize, ngokumelene nomngcele waseGuatemalan. Isici esihlaba umxhwele kulezi zincithakalo zaseMeyi yithempelini elise-El Castilo elide ngamamitha angu-130, elibonakala likhishwa. I-Xunantunich yayiyisayithi lokuqala le-Mayan eBelize ukuze livulele umphakathi.

• 08 kwangu-11

  Amadolobha aseTazumal, e-El Salvador

  Nakuba encane uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amasayithi aseMelika eMelika, ama-Tazumal amanxiwa ayilondolozwe kakhulu e-El Salvador. Imishini evuliwe eTazumal inikeza ubufakazi bokuhwebelana phakathi kwemizi yaseTazumal neMayan kuze kube seMexico nasePanama. Ngenhlanhla, iTazumal isho ukuthi "indawo lapho izisulu zishiswa," ngolimi lwamaMean lwaseQuiché.

• 09 kwangu-11

  Ama-Lamanai Ruins, eBelize

  I-Lamanai, isayithi lamaMeyi e-Orange Walk District enyakatho yeBelize, itholakala kuphela nge-cruise cruise cruise ngomzuzu angu-90 ngehlathi elihle laseBelize. Ngokungafani namanye amanxiwa aseMeya yasendulo, okuningi kwamaLamanai kwakhiwe ngezendlalelo. Amaqembu aseMeya aphumelelayo akhiwe phezu kwamathempeli okhokho bawo, esikhundleni sokuwachitha.

• 10 kwangu-11

  Amadolobha aseCaracol, eBelize

  I-Caracol iyona iningi leMayan elibhubhisayo eBelize. Ekuphakameni kwalo, kwakukhona indawo enkulu kunazo zonke eBelize City, enabantu ababili . Kusukela manje, ukuya emanxiweni aseBelize eCaracol kudinga uhambo lwamahora amabili emgwaqweni ongagciniwe. Kodwa labo abavakashele isayithi elikude laseMeya bathi bangase baxabane neTikal - okuyinto iCaracol eyahlula ngo-AD 562.

• 11 kwangu-11

  I-Quiriguá Amanxiwa, eGuatemala

  I-Quiriguá Ruins isethwe ngokumelene noMfula Motagua esifundeni sase-Izabal saseGuatemala. I-Quiriguá ibuyele ematheni amakhulu amaningi - kufaka nenye engamamitha angu-35 ubude! Isayithi leMayan libuye linezinombolo zamatshe eziqoshiwe ezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane, ezibizwa ngeZoomorphs.