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  2. Maya warfare - Wikipedia

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    Maya polities engaged in violent warfare for political control of people and resources. Some scholars have suggested that the capture of sacrificial victims was a driving force behind warfare. [ 1 ] Among the most critical resources were water and agricultural land.

  3. Francisco de Toral - Wikipedia

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    Toral was shocked by the violent behavior of the Franciscan friars. He believed that the clergy had both a right and duty to physically punish Mayans resisting conversion , but Toral was skeptical that the confessions Landa elicited were legitimate and the resulting punishments were an overreaction to the situation. [ 5 ]

  4. Classic Maya collapse - Wikipedia

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    More than 80 different theories or variations of theories attempting to explain the Classic Maya collapse have been identified. [10] From climate change to deforestation to lack of action by Maya kings, there is no universally accepted collapse theory, although drought has gained momentum in the first quarter of the 21st century as the leading explanation, as more scientific studies are conducted.

  5. Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable ... - AOL

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    Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. The explosion of drug ...

  6. Guatemalan genocide - Wikipedia

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    The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, [3] or the Silent Holocaust [5] (Spanish: Genocidio guatemalteco, Genocidio maya, or Holocausto silencioso), was the mass killing of the Maya Indigenous people during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) by successive Guatemalan military governments that first took power following the CIA instigated 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

  7. Mexico's famed Mayan ruin sites unreachable because of ... - AOL

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    Visitors can't reach at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites because of Mexican drug cartel violence and a land dispute, according to The Associated Press.. Mexico’s government has acknowledged ...

  8. 2 Things You Must Do Since the Mayans Were Wrong - AOL

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  9. Discrimination against Maya peoples in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Under the rule of Alvarado, an estimated 5 million Maya lives were lost due to many reasons such as slaughters, violence and injury, and, namely, disease (especially measles). [1] In a letter from numerous Guatemalan Utatecan chiefs in Jocotenango, it was reported how the children were being abused, kidnapped and sold into slavery. Alongside ...