Ancient Mesoamericans built their pyramids in stages ... In a bid to dominate the heart of the Maya region, Snake forces attacked the rival city-state of Tikal on April 29, 562.

The ancestral Mayan culture pays tribute to its god, Kukulkán, with the arrival of spring. He descends along the pyramid steps of ... you can see how the great snake comes down to fertilize ...

And typically, it involves an ancient Egyptian pyramid. But I started questioning my preconceived notions after I read a story in The Asahi Shimbun about the discovery of an ancient Mayan monument ...