Their way of communicating and telling stories are memorialized in the wall etchings with such amazing detail. Years of weather have worn away a lot of the designs but you can still make it out:
Every building was constructed according to the rising and setting of the sun so that the light would mark the days of the calendar. Absolutely fascinating!
They not only constructed the buildings according to the sun, but also aligned the roofs with the actual horizon! Although they may look slightly crooked to our human eye, if you were to align it with the horizon you would see it's perfectly straight! I'm just in awe!
It boggled my mind to learn how the Mayans created their own calendar, how they determined the world was, indeed, round (centuries before the explorers set out in their ships), how they learned about the planets and the solar system and so much more!
I just LOVE history!
