Portal:Mesoamerica/Did you know/September 2016




 * ... that the small Maya archaeological site of Cerro Quiac (pictured), the most important Maya ceremonial site in the Guatemalan municipality of Cantel, was once used as an artillery emplacement?
 * ... that two life-size stucco jaguars were excavated at the pre-Columbian Maya city of Chutixtiox in Guatemala?
 * ... that although the Huastec civilization was an offshoot of the Maya, it is not considered a part of the Maya civilization?