mystery of groundwater in mexico
Naturally, the Mayans never made crystal pools as a sacred pond, and they never put jewelry in it to worship the ancestors. In everyday life the ancient Maya, wallow, wallow is occupying an important status. Kubang It also provides a sufficient source of water for the Mayans, while also providing for their baths. Until now, in some remote villages in remote Yucatan peninsula, the people still depend on the hole like this in life.
In the Mayan spiritual beliefs, wallow, wallow also is home to The Rain God, the same as in the legend of the Dragon Palace of China. Mayan prostrate to rely on them to plead the rain. Mayan assume, that the rain in the sky is the Rain God's visit, only by presenting "gifts", the god of the new rain could come. They put jewelry into the hole, even to choose a beautiful girl and parachuted into the water, with good intentions Rain God.
New Species
In addition to the world kemisteriusan groundwater in the region were also found more than 40 new species of living crustaceans and fish. Under the difficult environment, these species can survive. This water creatures living by relying on food and the limited oxygen in the water. This is the first discovery that the scientists had achieved Biology. Marine biology expert from the University of Texas namely iRiver Tom said, "Here is a completely unique world. The things we found there, including some forms of bio-there has never been found in other places. "
IRiver says the most exciting is already witnessing some form of living beings and sponges that live on the border of sea water and fresh water, they likely have a hidden medical value, can treat a large number of fatal diseases including cancer. However, this research is still too early, we still need to do a large number of scientific eksprimen.
Even the scientists also discovered a large skeleton of prehistoric animals and ancient cultural objects in the wallow, including the bones of rabbits and even Mammoth bones or ancient elephant that lived in the glacial period. An underwater explorer said, "When you're out of the water, and let the people down there that there is a big elephant, then you will certainly be crazy, but the facts are."
Because of population growth and exploitation of tourism, so the composition of the ecosystem "crystal pool" was damaged. During 30 years in the past, area residents have in this Mayan, the population swells to 10 times more, to reach 1 million people, plus people from the U.S., Europe and a large number of tourists from other regions in the world. As a result the underwater world is a serious threat.
Environmental experts are warning that the local tourism business booming and a large amount of garbage created by the service business has started to cause pollution to the environment of rock hole.
Now the pollution generated local people all the waste into the underground river system in the hole with a depth of 1 meter in the Yucatan peninsula has suffered pollution as much as 250 tons of garbage every day. Every day hundreds of tourists slipped into holes that opened it, and arbitrarily damaging the ecosystem structure in it. "We now need a thorough design and careful, which can develop the local economy while protecting the underwater world is priceless, it is clear Mahert.
The Ancient Maya Ritual
Ancient Mayan fully convinced that the blood sacrifice is absolutely necessary for human existence and the gods. Blood offerings can provide strength and pure power for humans. With a knife osidian, King slit his own reproductive organs, so that the blood flow to the top of a piece of paper in a bowl. King's wife also participated in this ceremony, they will use a rope barbed then inserted into the tongue itself. Paper stained with the blood will be burned, they believe the smoke of burning will be dealing directly with the gods of nature.
Prayers to the gods or ancestors by using the human life is also sometimes occur in their religious ceremonies. Usually people selected as a sacrifice prisoners, slaves, orphans or illegitimate children. While praying with the use of farm animals is more common than people alive, turkeys, dogs, squirrels and lizards and other animals considered offering the most fitting of all the Mayan gods.
Human sacrifice carried out under the assistance of life 4 parents called "Chac" (It was said that the ceremony is performed in order to express respect for the rain god Chac ancient Mayans). The 4 men each arm and leg press, which is dedicated as a sacrifice, was a man named "nacom" slit chest "sacrifice". In addition, there was one more person who participated in the ceremonial magick of interpreters syaman (sort of primitive religion), reportedly said, he received the information while in the sleeping state, the meaning of the prophecy that he had heard described by some local elders.
The Mayans believed, that after the man dies, they will go into the underworld through a hole, and after the king died going into the underground through the orbit associated with the circulation of the sun; however, because they have supernormal powers, they will live again in the land of heaven and become gods. Mayan was scared of the deaths caused by natural disasters, such as for after death can not enter "paradise" by itself
In the Mayan spiritual beliefs, wallow, wallow also is home to The Rain God, the same as in the legend of the Dragon Palace of China. Mayan prostrate to rely on them to plead the rain. Mayan assume, that the rain in the sky is the Rain God's visit, only by presenting "gifts", the god of the new rain could come. They put jewelry into the hole, even to choose a beautiful girl and parachuted into the water, with good intentions Rain God.
New Species
In addition to the world kemisteriusan groundwater in the region were also found more than 40 new species of living crustaceans and fish. Under the difficult environment, these species can survive. This water creatures living by relying on food and the limited oxygen in the water. This is the first discovery that the scientists had achieved Biology. Marine biology expert from the University of Texas namely iRiver Tom said, "Here is a completely unique world. The things we found there, including some forms of bio-there has never been found in other places. "
IRiver says the most exciting is already witnessing some form of living beings and sponges that live on the border of sea water and fresh water, they likely have a hidden medical value, can treat a large number of fatal diseases including cancer. However, this research is still too early, we still need to do a large number of scientific eksprimen.
Even the scientists also discovered a large skeleton of prehistoric animals and ancient cultural objects in the wallow, including the bones of rabbits and even Mammoth bones or ancient elephant that lived in the glacial period. An underwater explorer said, "When you're out of the water, and let the people down there that there is a big elephant, then you will certainly be crazy, but the facts are."
Because of population growth and exploitation of tourism, so the composition of the ecosystem "crystal pool" was damaged. During 30 years in the past, area residents have in this Mayan, the population swells to 10 times more, to reach 1 million people, plus people from the U.S., Europe and a large number of tourists from other regions in the world. As a result the underwater world is a serious threat.
Environmental experts are warning that the local tourism business booming and a large amount of garbage created by the service business has started to cause pollution to the environment of rock hole.
Now the pollution generated local people all the waste into the underground river system in the hole with a depth of 1 meter in the Yucatan peninsula has suffered pollution as much as 250 tons of garbage every day. Every day hundreds of tourists slipped into holes that opened it, and arbitrarily damaging the ecosystem structure in it. "We now need a thorough design and careful, which can develop the local economy while protecting the underwater world is priceless, it is clear Mahert.
The Ancient Maya Ritual
Ancient Mayan fully convinced that the blood sacrifice is absolutely necessary for human existence and the gods. Blood offerings can provide strength and pure power for humans. With a knife osidian, King slit his own reproductive organs, so that the blood flow to the top of a piece of paper in a bowl. King's wife also participated in this ceremony, they will use a rope barbed then inserted into the tongue itself. Paper stained with the blood will be burned, they believe the smoke of burning will be dealing directly with the gods of nature.
Prayers to the gods or ancestors by using the human life is also sometimes occur in their religious ceremonies. Usually people selected as a sacrifice prisoners, slaves, orphans or illegitimate children. While praying with the use of farm animals is more common than people alive, turkeys, dogs, squirrels and lizards and other animals considered offering the most fitting of all the Mayan gods.
Human sacrifice carried out under the assistance of life 4 parents called "Chac" (It was said that the ceremony is performed in order to express respect for the rain god Chac ancient Mayans). The 4 men each arm and leg press, which is dedicated as a sacrifice, was a man named "nacom" slit chest "sacrifice". In addition, there was one more person who participated in the ceremonial magick of interpreters syaman (sort of primitive religion), reportedly said, he received the information while in the sleeping state, the meaning of the prophecy that he had heard described by some local elders.
The Mayans believed, that after the man dies, they will go into the underworld through a hole, and after the king died going into the underground through the orbit associated with the circulation of the sun; however, because they have supernormal powers, they will live again in the land of heaven and become gods. Mayan was scared of the deaths caused by natural disasters, such as for after death can not enter "paradise" by itself
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