Nojpetén — the Last Mayan City
The fall of a once-great people and the city that survived until the end of the 17th century
9 min readSep 26, 2020
The Mayan people were once one of the most powerful groups in Central America. Various kingdoms and dynasties fought, forged alliances, and conquered one another over hundreds of years, often sacrificing captured enemies to nourish a bloodthirsty pantheon of…
