Sacred Mysteries Among the Mayas and the Quiches, 11, 500 Years Ago: Their Relation to the Sacred Mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India (Classic Reprint)

The forests of Yucatan and Central America are to-day, for the majority of the people of the United States, even those who call themselves scientific and well informed, as much a terra incognita, as America was to the inhabitants of Europe before its discovery by Cristobal Colon in 1498, when for the first time he came in sight of the northern coast of South A merica, and navigated along it from the mouth of the riverO rinoco toP orto Cahello in theO olfo Triste. A few, having perused the books of J. L. Stephens, Norman, and other tourists who have hurriedly visited the ruins of the ancient cities that he hidden in the depths of those forests, have a vague idea that there exist the remains of stone houses built some time or other before the discoveiy, aver authoritatively that their builders were but little removed from the state of savagism, and that none of their handwork is worth the attention of the students of our age. Their civilization, they confidently say, was at best very crude.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org