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The Maya In AD 1839: John Lloyd And Frederick Catherwood

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In AD 1839, 2 people by the name of John Lloyd and Frederick Catherwood found city named Maya hidden behind trees and vines. Maya is now where present day Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize is. Not only was the Mayans notorious for their religious practices but they were also one of the most advanced and developed civilization. Every civilization has cities and social classes but the Mayans were a bit different. These communities held thick forest and very swampy making farming a challenge. Swamps and sinkholes were the Mayans water source yet again, it made farming difficult. The Mayans had more than 50 city states all under government direction. Even though these city states were under government direction, they

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