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By Roberto Silvestre - @rsilvestregt

Guatemalan culture is rich in a lot of things; most of them are because the ancient Mayan Culture bequeathed us.

The Mayan Pyramids are one of the Guatemala’s human wonders, not only for their towering amazing presence; but also for the intellectual achievements of the people in the design, construction and uses of those pyramids.

During their Classic Period when Europe was in the Dark Ages, the Mayan developed a sophisticated writing system and grasped the concept of zero, enabling them to express stories and do large numerical sums, it means that in math they preceded several civilizations.

They were master astronomers, using the pyramid not only as temples but also as observatories; in fact, the pyramids were built following a structure and position according to the position of the stars. The advance about astronomy, math and writing makes the Mayan Pyramids, one of the human wonders of the world.