Quando a cultura maia estava no apogeu, suas cidades eram comparáveis às da Europa em 800 d.C. Os maias praticavam sacrifícios ritualísticos e sua civilização declinou repentinamente, deixando muitas questões em aberto.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame (Pok-Ta-Pok)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Maya_mythology_and_religion

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