Portal:Mesoamerica/Did you know/February 2017




 * ... that the reign of Ha' K'in Xook (name glyph pictured), who ruled the Maya city of Piedras Negras from 767–780 AD, seems to have been relatively free from war?
 * ... that the Acala Maya were hunted by the Spanish after they killed two Dominican friars in 1559, and within 165 years they had disappeared completely?
 * ... that the ancient Maya lightning god Yopaat helped with the rebirth of the maize god by breaking the shell of a turtle with his thunderbolt?