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The heritage of the Pre-Columbian civilizations of America<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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In order to understand the present<\/a> it is essential to understand the past…. Well, it must be true!! However, I have always been fascinated by the Pre-Columbian civilizations of America. Thus, I’ve decided to craft a dedicated travel<\/gs> exploring the ruins of the older inhabitants of the new continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Saga of the Greenlanders<\/a>, <\/em>in the year 1001 Leif Erikson<\/a> – the son of the legendary Erik the Red – and his companions set foot on a blessed land. Nevertheless, it was not until 1960 that proof of the existence of a Viking settlement was found at L\u2019Anse aux Meadows, a village at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. However, those first pioneers did not succeed in colonizing the new continent, so, for Europeans, the discovery of America continues to occur on October 12, 1492, when the caravels led by Christopher Columbus reached the coast of San Salvador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, the major cultures and civilizations in Central America were the Olmec<\/a>, the Maya<\/a>, and the #Aztec whereas in South America the Moche<\/a>, the Wari<\/a>, the Tiwanaku<\/a>, the Chimor<\/a>, and the Inca<\/a>. In most countries of the Americas, the descendants of such fierce warriors still survive in autonomous (to various extents) communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico
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Cop\u00e1n<\/a><\/strong> was a major capital city during the Classic period of the Mayan civilizations; indeed, it testifies the magnificence of the Mayan civilization. Easy travel in Honduras simply booking a bus across Panama and Costa Rica. Unlike Tikal<\/a>, Palenque<\/a>, and other of the major cities of the huge Mayan Empire, Copan is distinguished more by its huge quantity of art than by its architecture. The number of sculptures and stelae on the site is impressive: 4,509 buildings have been counted, 3,450 of which lie within an area of just nine square miles around the nucleus of the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n