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A real Mayan book which is hundreds of years old.

Notice the use of pictures over words. This is how the


Mayan’s communicated in books.
A traditional Sundial
The steps leading to Tulum an ancient
Mayan City.
A wall of controlling and securing. This wall and many throughout the
city were designed to protect the city and its people from enemies.
One of the many walls built by hand to keep the enemy
out.
The teller of the seasons. This structure was important to the
Mayan’s as it told them when to plant, when to harvest, and what
the seasons were. As the earth rotated around the sun different
amount s of sunlight would pass through the hole in the structure.
Part of the water system.
All of these structures were
built by hand.
This was a fort used to watch over the ocean for
any unwanted guest and used to look over the
city.
The main structure that held many of the
Mayan goods.
Did you notices the face carved into
the side of this Mayan home??
This beautiful beach was once heavily
guarded and used for trading goods not for
swimming!
Today tourist use the beach for swimming and
other activities.

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