05-14-13, 04:19 PM
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Kinda sad: pyramid destroyed for gravel
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/world/...html?hpt=hp_t2
Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed for road fill
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A Mayan pyramid that has stood for 2,300 years in Belize has been reduced to rubble, apparently to make fill for roads.
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The limestone is quality material used to upgrade local roads, and it's prized by contractors, local opposition legislator John Briceno said.
"The Mayas use good material to build their temples, and these temples are close to (the village of) Douglas so that means that they have to use less diesel, less wear and tear; they can do more trips per day, and at the end of the day they can make more money," CTV3 quotes Briceno as saying.
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Kinda hard to justify destroying a 2000 year old pyramid just to make road filler. 
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