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Lost Maya stronghold against Spanish conquest discovered in Mexican jungle

Believed to be Sac Balam, the last stronghold of rebellious Lacandon Ch’ol Maya, the site sheds light on colonial resistance and Indigenous survival strategies

Alton Yan
14 August 2025
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A stretch of the Lacantún River in the Mexican state of Chiapas where archaeologists have identified remnants of what they believe to be the Maya city of Sac Balam Photo by Josuhé Lozada Toledo, courtesy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia