Goulyaev V. and . The Ancient Maya . The Mysteries of the Lost Civilization. The study of ancient Indian cultures began as early as the 16th century.. However, the past of this giant continent is not fully known to us. Scientists can not, for example, to explain to the end the mystery of the mysterious 'drawings' in the Peruvian desert Nazca There is a lot of controversy about the twelve-ton stone balls in the wilds of Costa Rica. Who created these colossi? When? For what purpose? What caused the brilliant Mayan civilization to come to life in the san center of the giblet tropical jungle?The author of the book, based on the latest data on ancient American history, examines a number of mysterious events of the distant past of the Mayan Indians. For a wide range of readers.