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Cracking the Maya Code

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THE FORGOTTEN MAYA TEMPLES Length: 9m 11s

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In 1774, Spanish explorer Jose Calderon rediscovers the temples of Palenque and the ancient hieroglyphs of the Maya, a people whose culture was decimated by the Spanish conquistadors.