Portal:Mesoamerica/Did you know/August 2017

• ... that during the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the Spanish town of San Salvador was destroyed by natives within a year of being founded by Gonzalo de Alvarado?"
• ... that star wars took place in Mexico 1,500 years ago?
• ... that El Temblor in Guatemala is the site of a ruined ancient Maya city that has not yet been excavated by archaeologists, but has been badly damaged by looters?