Two Ancient Maya Cities Unearthed In Mexican Jungle

*The cities have been named Lagunita and Tamchen. They could date back as far as 300 B.C. VL

BJustine Alford,  IFL Science

Archeologists are starting to unlock even more Maya secrets with the exciting discovery of two ancient cities in a Mexican forest.

The cities, which were found in the state of Campeche, Yucatan peninsula, remained undiscovered for centuries as they were cloaked in dense vegetation, appearing as nothing more than mounds of grass and trees to the untrained eye. Archeologists working in Central America know all too well what usually lies beneath these grassy humps, but this particular site had been largely inaccessible for many years and thus remained untouched.

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[Photo by Ivan Sprajc]

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