Tag: Chichen Itza
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A RUBBER PEOPLE in DISTANT PAST
Rubber tree ( hevea brasiliensis and castilla elastica ) , a tree which has dispersed from the Amazon basin and Central America, secretes a white liquid called latex. This liquid is processed and converted into rubber ready for commercial use. Today artificial rubber, manufactured out of petroleum and natural gas, is utilized as well as…
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Endless Routes to the Ocean under the Beautiful Sun
Romans, one of the greatest civilizations of the classical era, built many roads connecting many provinces of the empire with one another. These roads used to extend from northern England in the north to southern Egypt in the south. The total length of these roads reached 74.564 miles ( 120.000 kilometers ) in the heyday…