THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION // O ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΜΑΥΑΣ

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 A MYSTERIOUS WORLD (source)

The Maya were quite accomplished astronomers. Their primary interest, in contrast to "western" astronomers, were Zenial Passages when the Sun crossed over the Maya latitudes. On an annual basis the sun travels to its summer solstice point, or the latitude of 23-1/3 degrees north.
Most of the Maya cities were located south of this latitude, meaning that they could observe the sun directly overhead during the time that the sun was passing over their latitude. This happened twice a year, evenly spaced around the day of solstice.(read more)