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OCR: World of the Maya DEL VE INTO MYSTERIES OF AN ANCI ENT CIVILIZATION Many ancient Mayan cities lie hidden in Guatemala': lush jun- gles testaments to once -great civiliza tion whose demise cloaked in mystery The remains of the pyramids, plazas tem- ples, and ball courts evoke powerful sense of cultures 1ost in time motivating u.s to learn more about these ancient enig matic people our introduction to the Mayan past begins just over the border in Honduras where we visit the anc ient cities of copan and Quirigua, famous for their intri- cately -carved stelae Here we a1so view some well -preserved ball courts on which anci ent Ma yans played life and dea tf- games for the gods Then our small group heads north to the oras Peter Manv loaked myster Dowerful Mavan preset