Discover the largest Mayan dam

Archaeologists have determined that the dam lies in the ancient Tical city territory that the Indians have dug and used for centuries as the Mayan's largest irrigation work. This finding is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , and summarized on the University of Cincinnati website (USA).

According to the authors, the dam is located in the center of the ancient city of Tical, where during the most prosperous period the population reached 60,000 - 80,000 people. Before excavation, people only thought it was simply a stone path.

The structure of the dam is relatively complex, with a solid dam door and parts to clean the incoming water. The width of this irrigation work is 80m, 10m height. Estimated volume of water reserves is 75,000m ³ .

Archaeologists said that rainwater flowed into the dam from the roads around the dam. Before entering the reservoir, the water must go through the filter tank containing quartz sand, exploiting from special ore seams over 30km from the city.

Construction of reservoirs allows Indians to survive dry periods quite often in this area. Without a dam, people cannot live in a densely populated city like the city of Tical.

The dam in Tical is the Mayan's largest dam with a civilization with many mysteries to explore. If calculated on the entire continent of New continent (ie the whole of America), it is only lost to Purron dam in the Teuacan valley.