1.   Freeman said the radar technology will next be used in Central America, where researchers hope to find previously undiscovered Mayan cities.

2.   It said the ruins of the once-prosperous Mayan city near Merida were still in early stages of excavation and had only recently been opened to the public.

3.   They will have to rebuild deserted villages in the countryside that hearken back to the eighth century, when some Mayan cities were inexplicably abandoned.

4.   A bejeweld king carved from rock has been discovered beneath the plaza of an ancient Mayan city in Belize.

5.   A bejeweled king carved from rock has been discovered beneath the plaza of an ancient Mayan city in Belize.

6.   And if in Central America his chase after a government got nowhere, his hunt for ancient Mayan cities was a stunning success.

7.   An exceptionally well-preserved Mayan city in southern Mexico.

8.   Orchestras performed simultaneous concerts at pyramid sites at the ruins of three Mayan cities in Yucatan.

9.   This was a period when La Milpa was in decline, although the small Mayan city state would later revive and reach new heights.