PRE-COLUMBIAN ARCHITECTURE
n 1492, when the Spanish sailed into the New World, they had no idea that they were about to stumble upon not just one but many highly developed civilisations. Their first encounter was on the Yucatán Peninsula with the Maya, who worshipped on spectacular red stepped pyramids and travelled between their cities on paved roads. Similarly, the Aztecs of central Mexico were building cities in stone with an advanced, frequently cosmic, orientation
