As I stated before I was always interested in the Native Culture. The one I chose to write about is the Maya Empire. The Maya are the group of people that I am probably most connected to genetically. The Maya Empire was situated in Mesoamerica mostly in the lower Mexico and Central America. I am from El Salvador, so that is why I am mostly tied to this group. All though I think I have more Spaniard blood in me, based primarily in my physical features. I am more white than dark like most of people that are from that area. I like to think that I am part of this group but I will never know unless I trace my lineage.
The Mayan were a very powerful group, but also very smart. We all know about or at least heard about the Mayan Calendar. Some of us thought that the world was going to end in 2012 because that is when the Mayan calendar ended. We are still here, but I think something did happen. Maybe the planets are different, or maybe that’s why our weather is so weird. We have wars going on, so much violence, and so much death. Maybe it wasn’t the end of the world but the end of humanity. I got a little out of topic there, sorry. There is so much going on in the world now days that it is hard to not think about it. But, going back to the Maya, they were smart because they developed not only the calendar, but also mathematical equations which helped them to make the calendar. They had an elaborate water sewage system. They made pottery, tools, and a large labor force. No doubt the Mayan were impressive.
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