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Archaeologists Used a 327-Year-Old Letter to Find a Lost Maya City in the Jungle

Archaeologists used a 1698 letter and Geographic Information Systems to locate Sak-Bahlán, a Maya city lost for over 300 years in Mexico's Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve.

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The city, where rebellious Mayans resisted Spanish conquerors, was hidden deep in the jungle.

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"Land Of The White Jaguar": 327-Year-Old Letter Leads Researchers To Lost Ancient Maya City

The city had been completely lost, after being abandoned to the jungle in 1721.

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Archaeologists Used a 327-Year-Old Letter to Find a Lost Maya City in the Jungle

The city, where rebellious Mayans resisted Spanish conquerors, was hidden deep in the jungle.

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Lost Maya stronghold against Spanish conquest discovered in Mexican jungle

Believed to be Sac Balam, the last stronghold of rebellious Lacandon Ch’ol Maya, the site sheds light on colonial resistance and Indigenous survival strategies

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Popular Mechanics broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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