Re:Sprawling Mayan network discovered under Guatemala jungle
by hutzlibu on Friday February 02, 2018 @04:27PM
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Ahem, but the trees you then see are usually very civilized ones. Cultivated and harvested like an ordinary field.
There are very few wild areas left. Usually only at far off areas or very steep terrain.
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Re:Sprawling Mayan network discovered under Guatemala jungle
by irrational on Saturday February 03, 2018 @12:54PM
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Where do you live? I live in the Pacific Northwest and the forests around here are definitely not cultivated.
A private small-aircraft flight over any populated area (other than the biggest cities) reveals just how sparse most towns are. Travel almost any direction away from a main highway and in a minute or two you'll be looking at trees, trees, trees (or desert/mountains/fields).
It helps give one an entirely new perspective when we're used to traveling along roads and seeing unyielding flows of civilization, when the reality is those are mere ribbons of development criss-crossing what is still mostly empty, disinterested nature.