This deep dive explores Maya mythology, rituals, sacred temples, and the real story behind the 2012 prophecy—separating fact from fiction. How did their religion influence politics, warfare ...

This effectively meant that class mobility was rather difficult for the Maya. Maya religion spanned the entirety of the Maya Region. The Mayas were polytheistic, with a wide variety of gods.

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...