417 interconnected Mayan cities discovered in Guatemala dating back to around 1000 BC.

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9. The Mayan Empire had declined by the time the Spanish arrived, but

the culture and civilization had not disappeared. In fact, the culture still has not disappeared. There are still a few million descendants of the Mayan civilization living in Latin America. Some of them speak Spanish, but many speak a Mayan dialect. There are Catholic Mayans who incorporate Mayan religious beliefs into Catholicism, but others follow some of the old Mayan gods and beliefs without a Christian influence. In Mexico, the Mayan descendants are among the poorest people in the country and are often looked down on by other Mexicans.