中美洲东部的热带雨林地区曾是玛雅人的家。玛雅人生活在不同的王国中,这些王国都有自己的统治者和城市。像蒂卡尔城,它就有壮观的金字塔台庙和宫殿等建筑物。王国之间战争不断,胜利者会将战利品和战俘用来祭祀神明。玛雅文明始于公元前800年左右,在公元250年到公元900年的时候达到顶峰。到9世纪后期,玛雅文明的许多城市神秘地消失了,它们的定居地也被雨林所逐渐淹没。尽管如此,在南方和北方稍远的地方,玛雅文明一直存续到公元16世纪左右。 The tropical rainforest region of eastern Central America used to be the Mayan home. Maya live in different kingdoms, all of which have their own rulers and cities. Like Tikal, it has spectacular pyramids such as temples and palaces. War between the kingdoms continued, the victors will be used to sacrifice gods and loot. Mayan civilization began around 800 BC and peaked between 250 and 900 AD. By the late nineteenth century, many cities of the Mayan civilization mysteriously disappeared, and their settlements were gradually submerged by rainforests. Nonetheless, the Mayan civilization continued around the 16th century AD in the far south and north.