As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.
My earliest memory is of a faraway Maya pyramid. A lofty, stony thing in the Guatemalan jungle, with steps leading to a doorway—impossibly enticing to my three-year-old self looking upward, determined to scramble up to the top. But my mom would have … [9046 chars]
Source: National Geographic | Published: 2026-02-18T14:29:00Z
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