The costly stucco of the Mayan pyramids

Guía señalando la pared del Palacio de los Estucos, Cancuén.

Mayan temples were colorful artwork.

We have cases of temples and palaces decorated with murals painted in the details of its history as Cancuén palace where you can still see remnants of his paintings. Also worth mentioning temples stands with glyphs carved on each step, as the case of Dos Pilas.

Either solid color or with historical paintings, the construction of temples covering ended stucco also became part of the soil of some palaces.

Stucco is plaster mixed with natural resins and even fibers. Was obtained by heating limestone blocks at high temperatures. This was done in charcoal ovens. The lime was obtained by the same process was used to hydrate and unite after block of stone.

The artists who worked stucco plasterers are called, and worked this noble material to cover not only the temples and then paint over them, but also to sculpt shapes in relief for the versatility of its consistency, achieved through the resins.

It speculates on a high environmental impact caused by logging for timber to make charcoal, which was among the first cases of deforestation (apart from logging to use the land for planting).

Stucco Palace Cancuén

The passage of time has damaged the stucco that covers the temples and palaces, but it is very evident in the Palace Stucco Cancuén.
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