288 Visiting the Mundo Maya; A Walk Across Prague
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 2 June 2012
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Get tips for visiting evocative pre-Columbian sites. Learn how you can be a houseguest of today's Mayans, too. Plus, Rick joins a guide from Prague for a walking tour of the charmingly preserved "Golden City of 500 Spires," where sightseeing is fueled by some of Europe's best beer.
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| 0:00.0 | It may not be the end of the world as predicted in Mayan lore, but 2012 is a great year for getting to know the indigenous Mayan culture of Central America. |
| 0:10.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. A travel specialist to the Mundo Maya tells us how to explore the Mayan past and present, |
| 0:17.0 | from remote Indian villages and ecolages to massive |
| 0:24.2 | is built 1500 years ago. |
| 0:25.2 | The biggest and most impressive is Ushmal, which blew me away the first time I saw it. |
| 0:27.6 | It's got really unique rounded corners on the pyramids and several hundred rain god masks that stick out from the building. |
| 0:35.0 | Really, really stunning. |
| 0:36.0 | Or maybe a stroll into Old World Europe is more your style. |
| 0:40.0 | We'll take a virtual tour of Prague, |
| 0:42.0 | imagining the ornate sculptures and castles around us |
| 0:44.7 | as we amble across the great Charles Bridge. |
| 0:47.7 | Beautiful statues of saints on both sides than the big gothic towers. |
| 0:52.1 | Explore the old world wonders of Central America and Central Europe. |
| 0:56.0 | Today on Travel with Rick Steve's. |
| 1:00.0 | It's hard to beat a summer evening stroll in the Old Town Center in Prague. |
| 1:05.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. |
| 1:07.0 | Coming up in a bit, one of my favorite guides from the Czech Republic |
| 1:10.0 | points out the pedestrian-friendly sites in the best preserved capital of Central Europe. |
| 1:15.8 | But for an encounter with a different world, we start today's travel with Rick Steeves in the region |
| 1:19.9 | of southern Mexico and Central America known as the Mundo Maya. |
| 1:24.2 | By now, you've probably heard about this ancient Mayan |
| 1:26.9 | prophecy that was recently uncovered. |
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