Yes – the Mayans were mad about stucco. They used it to hold the stones together in their walls, and then covered all their buildings in a thick layer of stucco before colouring them. Let this be a lesson to all those who slavishly follow the latest home improvement craze … it could lead to… Continue reading Breaking news … Mayan Civilisation wiped out by stucco!
Category: Mexico
One of the strangest things I’ve ever seen …
I went to Mexico to learn about the Mayan civilisation, and I thought that the Mayans had mysteriously disappeared when their civilisation died out around 900 AD. But that isn’t true; the cities were abandoned and the civilisation collapsed, but the people lived on and are still thriving today in parts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala,… Continue reading One of the strangest things I’ve ever seen …