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Mayan megacity swallowed by the jungle

Temple I, (Temple of the Great Jaguar) closes the Great Plaza at Tikel on the east, the temple is 148 feet high (45 m.), and was built around 700 A.D. This picture was taken from the top of Temple II.
Temple I, (Temple of the Great Jaguar) closes the Great Plaza at Tikel on the east, the temple is 148 feet high (45 m.), and was built around 700 A.D. This picture was taken from the top of Temple II. © Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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