Maya mia! Ancient canoe found in Yucatan during controversial build

Workers found the vessel while building a tourist rail project which critics say will damage the region’s ecosystems

31 October 2021 - 18:40 By David Alire Garcia

A wooden canoe used by the ancient Maya and believed to be more than 1,000 years old has turned up in southern Mexico, officials said, part of archeological work accompanying the construction of a major new tourist train...

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