Friends and colleagues: Archaeologists exploring the ancient Maya city of 
Wakį in the Petén region of Guatemala are uncovering a dramatic story of its 
rise and fall while struggling to protect the site and its environs from 
current threats.  These story lines are interwoven in K'ante ‘el - Precious 
Forest, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, 
The Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

The peaceful Guatemalan rain forest hides an ancient story of empire 
building and disaster in the ruined Maya city of Waką, now called El Peru.  
K'inich Balam (Sun-faced Jaguar), who ruled Waką, severed ties with the city 
of Tikal and married Lady T'abi, a powerful royal princess from Calakmul.  
Just decades later, Tikal conquered both Calakmul and Waką.  In about A.D. 
800, Waką was destroyed and then abandoned to the forest.  Today, 
archaeologists seek to recover Waką's story and protect it and its precious 
forest from the plunderers of modern times.

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