Sunken Maya City Discovered Off Coast of Yucatan Peninsula

In a previous article I reported on the discovery of a Maya city in the Yucatan Peninsula with the use of lidar technology.

Another Maya city has been discovered, with the use of 3D sonar technology. This one is off the coast of Playa del Carmen, on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Playa del Carmen is near Cozumel Island, in the state of Quintana Roo.

As reported in Soy Nómada, marine archaeologists, using 3D sonar technology, discovered this sunken Maya city when studying reefs. They saw geometric features 100 feet underwater.

The constructions may include pyramids, plazas and canals.

So why did the city sink? It has been suggested that it could have been caused by a tsunami or some other massive sea level change.

Archaeologists plan to explore this sunken city so some interesting discoveries are probably in store for the future.