Mayans – Cities

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by Susan

We read through what Mayan cities would have looked like and then recreated our own out of Lego. We also had a look on Google Earth to see the ruins as they are today. That clearly showed how easily these huge structures could have been hidden for so long in the rainforests.

We then watched this National Geographic documentary on Disney Plus to help bring it all to life.

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History | Mayans

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