Central America

Imagine walking back to town after a long vacation, after arriving and looking around one may find that no one is there and the place is completely abandoned. Thats a lot like what happened to the Mayans. The Mayans lived in Mesoamerica from 1800 B.C. to 900 A.D. The Mayan civilization reached its peak of power in the sixth century A.D. and had a peak population of two million. The Mayan are most known for disappearing in 900 A.D., a mystery still unknown. There are many theories around their…

The Maya civilization developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. Time periods include: Pre-classic Period (2000 BC to 250 AD) Classic Period (250 AD to 900 AD) Post-classic Period (900 AD to 1500 AD) Colonial Period (1500 AD) The Preclassic period was a time that the Mayans thrived in farming, architecture, and they began to create their cultural. In the Preclassic age Mayan writings started…

Narrator: Roatan is sheltered by the second largest living coral reef in the world; it’s called the Mesoamerican Reef System. Here on the island, protection of this international treasure is entrusted to the Roatan Marine Park. Christi Etches: The Mesoamerican Reef System starts from Quintana Roo in Mexico, and it comes all the way down past Belize, past the little nook of Guatemala and onto the northern coast of Honduras. It’s the second largest barrier reef in the world. Narrator: The…

Jaguar Paws, lives in hunter gatherer village deep in the forest. The Maya were an agriculture society, hunting was a minor percentage of their daily activity and nutrition. In addition meat was a luxury. The forest featured in the movie seems to be well maintained therefor I could not envisioned an agriculture society living there (ch.15) According to chapter 15 of Lowland Mesoamerica the village farmers were increasing agricultural productivity. More intense agriculture and widespread trade…

The Maya middle preclassic period began around 1000 BC. During this same time in other parts of the World, David becomes king of the ancient Israelites and the Iron Age begins for much of Eurasia. Across the Pacific ocean, the ancient Japanese begin to cultivate rice. Everywhere in the World cultures were thriving. This was the period of time when the roots of a complex Maya society began to steadily form and they became a more advanced people. A progression that occurred after centuries of…

Student Name: Sogol Cyrusian Geographical Setting: What continent? What Land forms? What important Places? The Mayan civilization was located in what is currently Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula which is part of present day Mexico. They had highlands and lowlands. Their highlands were located in southern Guatemala. And their lowlands were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of their cities were Copan, Tikal, Palenque, Bonampak, and Chichen Itza.…

but for it to actually happen became a reality for The Aztec Empire. Established in 1428, The Aztec Empire found its home in Central America. A sign from the gods brought them to a location where they would later established a capital called Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs would build from there and form alliances with others in the region soon to become a great power in Central American area.Feared by most civilizations, the Aztecs easily took over others and gained control of their rivaled lands.…

The day I got the acceptance email to join Global Glimpse, a non-organization seeking opened minded students willing to travel into a Central America, I became filled with astonishment. Little did I know that this trip was going to define one of my important feature: adaptability. When the day finally came, my family helped me pack my bags and we headed off to the airport to meet my delegation. Approaching the group I was mesmerized of the amount diversity we had in the group; we had people…

“Ship of Gold In the Deep Blue Sea” by Gary Kinder is a book about the search for the SS Central America; a steamship that carried hundreds of passengers and an estimated $2,000,000 in gold (which is $292,000,000 in modern day value) in 1857 that was trying to reach New York from Panama which later went down in a hurricane. Tommy Thompson later sets out to discover the riches of the lost vessel on a quest that people had thought was near impossible to plan. While Thompson had found the ship and…

Sandinista-Contra conflict in Nicaragua was “all such a pathetic poverty-ridden sight that it’s too bad that we have been adding to the misery by promoting, if not insisting upon, war.” Sanford’s negative view of America’s realist strategy in Central America pushed him to find alternative solutions. Looking to the past for inspiration, he viewed the liberal structure set up during the 1940s as a source of inspiration. Specifically, he thought that a plan modeled…