{"id":192860,"date":"2024-10-29T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ancient-mayan-city-discovered-in-mexico-jungle-by-accident-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:00:41","slug":"ancient-mayan-city-discovered-in-mexico-jungle-by-accident-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ancient-mayan-city-discovered-in-mexico-jungle-by-accident-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uXVL395hvfA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXVL395hvfA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.<\/p>\n<p>The hidden complex &#8211; which they have called Valeriana &#8211;  is believed to be second in density only to Calakmul, thought to be the largest Maya site in ancient Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>The team discovered three sites in total, which are the size of Scotland&#8217;s capital Edinburgh, \u201cby accident\u201d when one archaeologist browsed data on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#MayanCity #Mexico #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. 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