The second floor of the museum is dedicated to Maya culture and holds such treasures as the buenavista vase found in Cayo. The polychrome vase depicts two male dancers dressed as corn gods. They have tricked the lords of death and are on their way out of hell. The exhibition also displays the famous carved jade head found by Prentergats s wife at Altun Ha and the jade mosaic mask found at Santa Rita.
THE BEAUFORT WINDSCALE The Beauford Windscale was first defined in 1805 by Admiral Beauford for sailors. This system of measuring wind velocity is still used by sailors, windsurfers and boaters. BEGINNER Level 0 0 mph calm Level 1 1-3 mph light air Level 2 4-7 mph slight breeze INTERMEDIATE Your technique needs to be very good if you are out in level 5 winds. Level 3 8-11 mph gentle breeze Level 4 12-18 mph moderate breeze Level 5 19-24 mph fresh breeze SKILLED Level 6 25-31 mph strong breeze EXPERT Anything stronger than level 8 is suicide. Level 7 32-38 mph moderate southwest pet gale Level 8 39-46 mph fresh gale
Pick up a copy of Pulltrouser Swamp: Ancient Maya Habitat, Agriculture and Settlement in Northern Belize, produced by the University of Texas Press, 1983. Finally, the Maya built incredible ceremonial centers in their cities. They did this without metal tools, the wheel (though they had
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