Atlantis, the Maya & Tracing the Forgotten Connection in Guatemala’s Temples

For centuries, seekers of lost civilizations have gazed across the Atlantic in search of Atlantis, the mysterious land described by Plato as an advanced society destroyed in a great cataclysm. Egypt, the Mediterranean, and the mid-Atlantic ridge (1) have been proposed as its resting place.

But what if part of the legacy of Atlantis survived — not only beneath the sea, but deep in the jungles of Central America?
Guatemala, with its monumental Maya cities, mythic traditions, and sacred temple complexes, may hold echoes of a forgotten world. Recent archaeological discoveries, combined with mythological parallels, suggest that the ancient Maya preserved fragments of a much older memory: one that resonates strongly with Plato’s account of Atlantis.
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