This drought lead the Mayans to have a shortage in food in all aspects. The fauna was dying off and their crops were not growing as well. The arable land and the resources of water became extremely scare. Although it is believed that every city inhabited by the Mayans suffered drought, Mark Cartwright brings to light on his article that most cities suffered severe drought however, some rivers never dried off completely. For example, the city-state of Tikal had arable land blessed with fertile soil and the presence of Lake Petén. Lake Petén is one of the rivers that appears to not have suffered from a lack of water. Moreover, even if the entire civilization was not suffering from drought, they were all affected by it. The scarcity of water lead everyone to move towards the rivers and caused others to experience the drought. That could have eventually created chaos that turned into fights of survival among the Mayans from different
This drought lead the Mayans to have a shortage in food in all aspects. The fauna was dying off and their crops were not growing as well. The arable land and the resources of water became extremely scare. Although it is believed that every city inhabited by the Mayans suffered drought, Mark Cartwright brings to light on his article that most cities suffered severe drought however, some rivers never dried off completely. For example, the city-state of Tikal had arable land blessed with fertile soil and the presence of Lake Petén. Lake Petén is one of the rivers that appears to not have suffered from a lack of water. Moreover, even if the entire civilization was not suffering from drought, they were all affected by it. The scarcity of water lead everyone to move towards the rivers and caused others to experience the drought. That could have eventually created chaos that turned into fights of survival among the Mayans from different