Where To Stream Fall of Civilizations Season 1 Episode 3
The Mayans - Ruins Among the Trees
- Aired April 9, 2020
- 69 Min
In the tropical forests of Central America, vast stone pyramids built by the Mayan people slowly crumble beneath the trees. Series host Paul Cooper examines one of humanity's greatest romantic mysteries - the fall of the classic Maya civilization. He reviews how this great civilization grew up among environmental conditions that no other civilization has ever contended with, discusses the fatal flaws that lay beneath its surface, and relates what happened after its final, cataclysmic collapse.