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Mayan megacity swallowed by the jungle

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

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