Scientists discover Maya city-state in jungle

Lindsey Charleston (MSN 2/23); Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Xochitl (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Mexico scores another archeological wonder with discovery of Maya site 650 sq. miles across.

Nearby, in what is now Guatemala, are pyramids Buddhist missionaries would've visited.

Archeologists discover an ancient Mayan city [and state] in the [jungle] that’s been hidden for [way more than] 2,000 years

Where in Mexico were the Maya?

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of an ancient Mayan settlement spanning 650 square miles across the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin region, near the Mexico border [as it meets Guatemala, a famous place where the earliest Buddhist missionaries made a great impression].

History of Buddhism in America

[Guatemala borders Mexico and takes its name from the historical Buddha Gautama, according to American researcher Rick Fields (How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America, 3rd rev. and updated edition). The Maya may take their name from the Buddha's biological mother, Queen Maya, whose last name was Gautama, sister of the world's first Buddhist nun, Maha Pajapati Gotami, the Buddha's adoptive mother.]

American Rick Fields (shambhala.com)

[See also the mindboggling work of American Edward P. Vining, who in 1895 proved how Buddhist missionaries from Afghanistan and China arrived in the Americas centuries before Christopher Columbus touched the Caribbean:

An Inglorious Columbus: Or, Evidence That Hwui Shan and a Party of Buddhist Monks from Afghanistan Discovered America in the Fifth Century, A.D.]

Buddhist Monks Discovered America

The site, which is believed to have once consisted of nearly 1,000 settlements connected by 100 miles of causeways, includes the remnants of platforms, pyramids, reservoirs, and canals.

This remarkable discovery allows us to explore and appreciate the wonders of a long-lost Mayan city. More

• Buddhism in Mexico
• Buddhism in Central America
• World's biggest pyramid is Mexico's mountain-sized Cholula Pyramid (larger than Giza)

Mexico if full of cultural treasures

Unveiling a hidden city: LiDAR technology discovers lost remains

Mesoamerica is separated from Central America

Scientists have discovered the remains of a lost city using a form of laser technology known as LiDAR, or "Light Detection and Ranging."

This remote sensing method sends pulses of laser light from an airplane, which reflects back to form an image of the landscape beneath.

The Maya of Mexico were in "Mesoamerica."

By using this technology, the scientists have managed to cut through the foliage and cloud formations to gain a clear view of the site, uncovering the previously hidden city. This remarkable discovery has been made possible with the aid of LiDAR technology. More

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Buddhism arrived in America before Christianity