Distributed in the dense jungles of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula some "Crystal Pool", the ancient Maya once believed that there is the entrance to the underground world. This "Crystal Pool" is actually a long rain erosion and the formation of limestone rock pits. As the rain through a sponge filter similar to limestone, so the water is very clear, looks like a crystal made of. Where divers who swim felt like floating in space the same. These "Crystal Pool" shallow one meter deep, deep in the bottomless. Explorers had explored a pit until the depth of over 160 meters is still not reached the bottom.
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Yucatan Peninsula, northern Mexico, like a piece of flat limestone platform that during the Pleistocene, or 200 million years ago, rising from shallow water areas formed. Rock pits are the most common topographic features limestone terrain of the Yucatan Peninsula. In the northwestern peninsula, archaeologists discovered a long time ago these rock pits groups. About 65 million years ago, there is an urban area the size of a meteorite hit the Earth, forming a diameter of up to 200 kilometers a huge crater. The impact-generated dust covering the whole sky, changing weather, and even lead to the death of many biological mass, including the dinosaurs. Fengyun meteorite in the Yucatan also left a series of holes, these holes slowly saving fresh water, the formation of today's rock pits. Since these puddles buried ancient Mayans used a variety of pottery, treasures, and therefore became the archaeologists to explore the mysterious caves Mayan civilization.
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In ancient Mayan life, these pits occupy an important position. They both provide ample water for Maya, Maya also offers bathing place. In some located in the Yucatan extremely remote village, now people are still relying on this underground cave life. In the Mayan belief, these pits is also the residence of the rain god, like China, like the legendary underwater. So in addition to practical purposes outside, they also rely on the Mayan ritual rain. The Maya believed that the results of the sky raining but the rain god to visit only served to the rain god, "gift", the rain god will come to the party. They put into the crypt into gold and silver jewelry, and even the _select_ion of beautiful virgins into the water, in order to please the rain god.
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Biologists have found here a lot of new species, they are to survive in difficult conditions. Which is more than 40 kinds of biological scientists first discovered. There are a lot of blind shrimp and fish, they rely on groundwater limited oxygen and food life. Also scientists have found some live in freshwater and saltwater organisms and cavernous junction, which is likely to have potential medical value, can treat many incurable disease including cancer. But this research is still in its early days, we need to do a lot of scientific experiments. The scientists also found that a lot of these pits ancient artifacts and bones of prehistoric animals, including sloths, rabbits, and even living in the Ice Age mammoth bones. In the past 30 years, the Mayans once lived in this region, more than 10 times the population explosion, reaching 100 million, plus a large number of tourists from the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, to make this underwater world suffer serious threat. Environmental experts have warned that the rapid development of local tourism and service industries have begun to manufacture a lot of garbage pollute the rock pits environment. Now local people have been discharged into the sewage produced deep underground, the Yucatan Peninsula, a meter deep pit water system has been contaminated 250 tons of garbage a day; hundreds of daily visitors who sneaked into its open pits, wanton destruction of the ecosystem inside. Maya was a holy pond, their gold and silver jewelry to worship once put it. 40 kinds of biological here is the first time scientists have found that many potential medical value. Biologists have found here a lot of new species, they are to survive in difficult conditions. Which is more than 40 kinds of biological scientists first discovered. There are a lot of blind shrimp and fish, they rely on groundwater limited oxygen and food life. Texas university marine biologist Tom 埃利弗 said: "This is definitely a different world what we found there, including some forms of life elsewhere has never been found before.." 埃利弗 said:. "We are most excited about is to find some live in freshwater and marine microorganisms and cavernous junction, which is likely to have potential medical value, can treat many incurable disease, including cancer, but This research is still in its early days, we need to do a lot of scientific experiments. " "Crystal Pool" was a Mayan holy pond, there are a lot of gold and silver jewelry The scientists also found that a lot of these pits ancient artifacts and bones of prehistoric animals, including sloths, rabbits, and even living in the Ice Age mammoth bones. Underwater explorer Sam Maher said: "When you come out of the water, telling people here are elephants, people think you must have been crazy, but that is the truth." Due to the population explosion and tourism development, "Crystal Pool" ecosystems are being destroyed. In the past 30 years, the Mayans once lived in this region, more than 10 times the population explosion, reaching 100 million, plus a large number of tourists from the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, to make this underwater world suffer serious threat. Environmental experts have warned that the rapid development of local tourism and service industries have begun to manufacture a lot of garbage pollute the rock pits environment. Now local people have been discharged into the sewage produced deep underground, the Yucatan Peninsula, a meter deep pit water system has been contaminated 250 tons of garbage a day; hundreds of daily visitors who sneaked into its open pits, wanton destruction of the ecosystem inside. Maher quipped: "When you realize that these organisms may use it to save your life, it is likely that they could not find the shadow." Maher added: "We now need a rigorous plan, either local economic development, but also to protect the precious underwater world." Knowledge How pits rock group formed? Yucatan Peninsula, northern Mexico, like a piece of flat limestone platform that during the Pleistocene, or 200 million years ago, rising from shallow water areas formed. Rock pits are the most common topographic features limestone terrain of the Yucatan Peninsula. In the northwestern peninsula, archaeologists discovered a long time ago these rock pits groups. Mayan stone Mayan people believe in blood sacrifice The ancient Mayans believe in blood sacrifice to God and human existence are necessary, blood sacrifice will bring the power of the human and divine powers. King with an obsidian knife or a stingray pierced his genitals Fishbone, let the blood flow to the bowl of a sheet of paper. King's wife also participated in this ceremony, they will use a rope with a thorn pierced his tongue. Bloody paper will be burned, they believe that the smoke will ignite direct communication with God's world. Also occur with human sacrifice in their religious liturgy. Human sacrifice is usually _select_ed as prisoners, slaves, orphans or illegitimate child. In the Toltec era before the animals living sacrifice is more common than turkeys, dogs, squirrels and lizards and other animals are considered appropriate ritual sacrifice to the Mayan gods. Human sacrifice is the name of the priests in the 4 "chac" the old man (said the move was in order to express the ancient Mayan god of rain chac respect) conducted the help. These four individuals were holding down the "sacrifice" of the arms and legs, and another called "nacom" who cut the "sacrifice" of the chest. Participate in worship and a shaman, he is said when trances to receive information from God, he prophesied by the presence of several priests explain the meaning behind. The Mayans believed that after death they would through a cave or a sinkhole into the underground world, the king's death would be associated with the orbit of the sun into the underground; However, because they have supernatural powers, they will be in heaven reborn and become a god. Ancient Mayans are afraid due to natural causes which led to the death, because it does not automatically go to heaven after death.
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Biologists have found here a lot of new species, they are to survive in difficult conditions. Which is more than 40 kinds of biological scientists first discovered that many potential medical value. There are a lot of blind shrimp and fish, they rely on groundwater limited oxygen and food life. Texas university marine biologist Tom 埃利弗 said: "This is definitely a different world what we found there, including some forms of life elsewhere has never been found before.." 埃利弗 said:. "We are most excited about is to find some live in freshwater and marine microorganisms and cavernous junction, which is likely to have potential medical value, can treat many incurable disease, including cancer, but This research is still in its early days, we need to do a lot of scientific experiments. " Also scientists have found some live in freshwater and saltwater organisms and cavernous junction, which is likely to have potential medical value, can treat many incurable disease including cancer. But this research is still in its early days, we need to do a lot of scientific experiments. The scientists also found that a lot of these pits ancient artifacts and bones of prehistoric animals, including sloths, rabbits, and even living in the Ice Age mammoth bones. Underwater explorer Sam Maher said: "When you come out of the water, telling people here are elephants, people think you must have been crazy, but that is the truth." Due to the population explosion and tourism development, "Crystal Pool" ecosystems are being destroyed. In the past 30 years, the Mayans once lived in this region, more than 10 times the population explosion, reaching 100 million, plus a large number of tourists from the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, to make this underwater world suffer serious threat. Environmental experts have warned that the rapid development of local tourism and service industries have begun to manufacture a lot of garbage pollute the rock pits environment. Now local people have been discharged into the sewage produced deep underground, the Yucatan Peninsula, a meter deep pit water system has been contaminated 250 tons of garbage a day; hundreds of daily visitors who sneaked into its open pits, wanton destruction of the ecosystem inside. Maher quipped: "When you realize that these organisms may use it to save your life, it is likely that they could not find the shadow." Maher added: "We now need a rigorous plan, either local economic development, but also to protect the precious underwater world."