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The Maya ICBG bioprospecting controversy took place in 1999–2000, when the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group led by ethnobiologist Dr. Brent Berlin was accused of engaging in unethical forms of bioprospecting by several NGOs and indigenous organizations.
This Toltec-Maya connection is widely considered powerful, unprecedented, and unique in Mesoamerica. [1] Unlike most Maya sites, some of Chichen Itza's buildings have the traits of the Toltecs, a historically powerful indigenous group from modern-day Mexico. The explanation of these similarities is a point of controversy among the scholars of ...
Mea culpa / ˌ m eɪ. ə ˈ k ʊ l. p ə / is a phrase originating from Latin that means my fault or my mistake and is an acknowledgment of having done wrong. [1] The expression is used also as an admission of having made a mistake that should have been avoided and, in a religious context, may be accompanied by symbolically beating the breast when uttering the words.
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.
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Mea Culpa, the latest film from US comedy magnate Tyler Perry has received a lashing from viewers.. The film, a legal thriller, follows a criminal defense attorney (Kelly Rowland) who agrees to ...
The 22-year-old actor, who starred in Prime Video’s hit Spanish-language film My Fault (Culpa Mía), was arrested by Italian state police on Saturday while he was at the festival, Variety ...
The League of Mayapan (Yucatec: Luub Mayapan Maya glyphs: ) was a confederation of Maya states in the Postclassic period of Mesoamerica on the Yucatan Peninsula. The main members of the league were the Itza, the Tutul-Xiu, Mayapan, and Uxmal. Mayapan means flag of the Maya. [citation needed]