The Maya were a nation of people who ruled a huge empire in what is now modern Mexico. Later they were followed by the Aztec, a people who even gave their name to the modern country, for they did not know themselves as Aztec, but as Mexicas, which they pronounced 'mesh-y-ka'.
But to begin, this is the story of the Maya…
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