Did palace intrigue exist a thousand years ago in the kingdoms of Maya kings and queens? Apparently so. As in the adage, "Revenge is a dish best served cold," some vindications were even cross-generational.
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Until fifteen years ago, Maya warrior queens were not the stuff of conversation much less legend in archeological circles. The idea was too far-fetched.
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Maya queens rose to power, according to a Discovery article, after a seismic geopolitical shift occurred in the Maya world around 623 AD when power repositioned into the vast forests of the Yucatán's central lowlands.
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If you've ever ventured to Chichen Itza on a spring or fall equinox to watch the astounding performance of the sun's descent from the top of Temple Kukulkan to the bottom of the staircase that ends at the serpent's mouth, you've no doubt been awed by this experience.
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Today’s Cancun radiates luxury, tourism and all things civilized. But just 45 years ago, according to author Michel Peissel who walked the land, Quintana Roo was “the most savage and wild coast on the American continent.” It was a territory with no government, no laws, no roads; accessible only by sea or on foot.
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