the Maya civilization的意思|示意

The pyramids and stelae are well worth seeing especially at jungle-shrouded Tikal (above) but here's the thing: Maya civilization isn't long gone.

那些金字塔和石柱非常值得一看，特别是丛林笼罩的蒂卡尔(见上图)，但这儿有件重要的事实：玛雅文明并没有早就消失。

The Maya wrote that date, which preceded their civilization by thousands of years, as Day Zero, or 13.0.0.0.0.

玛雅人记录下这一天，相对于之前这几千年的文明，称这一天为“零日（Day Zero）”，或者记作13.0.0.0.0.

Nobody knows how the Maya Civilization vanished.

没有人知道玛雅文明是怎么突然消失的。

A pyramid built by the mysterious Maya looms against sunburst clouds in Chichén Itzá, a postclassic site of the lost civilization on the Yucatán Peninsula.

尤卡坦半岛失去的文明古遗址奇琴伊察，一座由神秘玛雅人建造的金字塔隐现在破云而出的阳光下。

Although Tikal in Guatemala is the largest known Maya site and is easier to get to, Copan shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in the Mayan civilization.

虽然危地马拉的蒂卡尔是已知最大的并且更容易去的玛雅遗址，但对玛雅文明感兴趣的人们不应错过科潘这个地方。

See pictures of the Maya civilization.

见图片的玛雅文明。