Lost Temples: Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza


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Lost Temples: Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza

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Why did the Maya abandon their magnificent city of Chichen Itza? See All National Geographic Videos http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=4001

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