Architect and engineer . res and evenhomes have been built in this style, or ratherclaim to be representative of this stylebecause of the wierdness of their the majority of cases, however, theadaptation has been very unsuccessful andin many cases should not and justly cannotbe called Maya. Nevertheless, the partici-pators in this move are to be commended ontheir efforts while attempting to take advan-tage of the opportunity at their disposal. Itis a step in the right direction. The ruins of the civic centers of this oldcivilization lie scattered throughout theCentral American countri
Architect and engineer . res and evenhomes have been built in this style, or ratherclaim to be representative of this stylebecause of the wierdness of their the majority of cases, however, theadaptation has been very unsuccessful andin many cases should not and justly cannotbe called Maya. Nevertheless, the partici-pators in this move are to be commended ontheir efforts while attempting to take advan-tage of the opportunity at their disposal. Itis a step in the right direction. The ruins of the civic centers of this oldcivilization lie scattered throughout theCentral American countries of Guatemala,British Honduras, and parts of SpanishHonduras and El Salvador as well as theMexican states of Yucatan, Campeche,Tabasco and Chiapas. This area has beendivided by nature into two sections, which,strange to say, correspond to the two majordivisions of Maya history—the upland andthe lowland. The area in which this greatculture probably developed is for thegreater part mountainous. the ^21 ?. TEMPLE OF CHICHEN VIEJO The smaller buildings at Chichen Itza show how really simple the Maya buildings of Yucatancan be and hence how easily adaptable to the temperament prevailing at the present, which istowards simplicity.
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