Luke Caverns

And what I was amazed by there is that the stone architecture is so much different than... As it said, it's so much different than anywhere else in the Maya world. But rather than taking these huge stones and laying them horizontally, they lay down the stones vertically and slide them in basically the least efficient way possible. But as far as managing your resources.

And what I was amazed by there is that the stone architecture is so much different than... As it said, it's so much different than anywhere else in the Maya world. But rather than taking these huge stones and laying them horizontally, they lay down the stones vertically and slide them in basically the least efficient way possible. But as far as managing your resources.

And what I was amazed by there is that the stone architecture is so much different than... As it said, it's so much different than anywhere else in the Maya world. But rather than taking these huge stones and laying them horizontally, they lay down the stones vertically and slide them in basically the least efficient way possible. But as far as managing your resources.

But in reality, it was the most efficient way possible because...

But in reality, it was the most efficient way possible because...

But in reality, it was the most efficient way possible because...

Throughout most of the Maya world, when I went down last December, I took a 10- or 11-day expedition down into Quintana Roo of Mexico, landed in Cancun, went down to this ancient city called Calakmul, and I paid this local ranger a few hundred dollars USD to take me out to this city that, as far as he knew, didn't have a name, but I was able to find it later on.

Throughout most of the Maya world, when I went down last December, I took a 10- or 11-day expedition down into Quintana Roo of Mexico, landed in Cancun, went down to this ancient city called Calakmul, and I paid this local ranger a few hundred dollars USD to take me out to this city that, as far as he knew, didn't have a name, but I was able to find it later on.

Throughout most of the Maya world, when I went down last December, I took a 10- or 11-day expedition down into Quintana Roo of Mexico, landed in Cancun, went down to this ancient city called Calakmul, and I paid this local ranger a few hundred dollars USD to take me out to this city that, as far as he knew, didn't have a name, but I was able to find it later on.

And it was this site with – I maybe covered a few hundred yards over the course of four or five hours. And just by the architecture, I was able to... I could tell what era the site was, that it was pre-classic.

And it was this site with – I maybe covered a few hundred yards over the course of four or five hours. And just by the architecture, I was able to... I could tell what era the site was, that it was pre-classic.

And it was this site with – I maybe covered a few hundred yards over the course of four or five hours. And just by the architecture, I was able to... I could tell what era the site was, that it was pre-classic.

You can just tell when you walk up on top of a pyramid if it has a triadic... If it's a triadic structure, it's basically a pyramid with a platform at the top, and you have three more pyramids with a larger one in the back. It's pretty... I mean, that's iconic for the pre-classic period. Sure enough, I was able to do research later on pre-classic structure, but...

You can just tell when you walk up on top of a pyramid if it has a triadic... If it's a triadic structure, it's basically a pyramid with a platform at the top, and you have three more pyramids with a larger one in the back. It's pretty... I mean, that's iconic for the pre-classic period. Sure enough, I was able to do research later on pre-classic structure, but...

You can just tell when you walk up on top of a pyramid if it has a triadic... If it's a triadic structure, it's basically a pyramid with a platform at the top, and you have three more pyramids with a larger one in the back. It's pretty... I mean, that's iconic for the pre-classic period. Sure enough, I was able to do research later on pre-classic structure, but...

That entire city, the smaller stones, you know, as the trees grow into... As the trees and the vegetation of the jungle climbs up these pyramids, it grows into the structure and pulls the blocks apart. And eventually they look like mounds. And, you know, trying to take photos of these things, it's really hard to convey the size of structures. But in person, you can see it.

That entire city, the smaller stones, you know, as the trees grow into... As the trees and the vegetation of the jungle climbs up these pyramids, it grows into the structure and pulls the blocks apart. And eventually they look like mounds. And, you know, trying to take photos of these things, it's really hard to convey the size of structures. But in person, you can see it.

That entire city, the smaller stones, you know, as the trees grow into... As the trees and the vegetation of the jungle climbs up these pyramids, it grows into the structure and pulls the blocks apart. And eventually they look like mounds. And, you know, trying to take photos of these things, it's really hard to convey the size of structures. But in person, you can see it.

However, at El Mirador... Even though the construction there was the least efficient way to do it in managing resources, it actually preserved most of these sites perfectly because when they peel the layer of the vegetation off, the stones haven't moved at all. They were too big for the jungle to ever grow through them, you know, over the last... Yeah.

However, at El Mirador... Even though the construction there was the least efficient way to do it in managing resources, it actually preserved most of these sites perfectly because when they peel the layer of the vegetation off, the stones haven't moved at all. They were too big for the jungle to ever grow through them, you know, over the last... Yeah.