The La Danta pyramid in northern Guatemala.Deep in the jungle, researchers have found evidence of a well-organized system of hundreds of ancient Mayan cities.The discovery suggests the ancient civilization was far more advanced than previously thought.( Andres Turcios and Mirciny Moliviatis/FARES)Beneath 1,350 square miles of dense jungle in northern Guatemala, scientists have discovered 417 cities that date back to circa 1,000 B.C. and that are connected by nearly 110 miles of "superhighways" - a network of what researchers called "the first freeway system in the world."
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