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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche' has mentioned 'Water' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 Population and extent 4 Known rulers 5 Emblem Glyph 6 History 6.1 Calakmul vs. Tikal 6.2 Preclassic 6.3 Early Classic 6.4 Late Classic 6.4.1 War with Palenque 6.4.2 Rebellion at Naranjo 6.4.3 Apogee 6.4.3.1 Calakmul and Dos Pilas 6.4.4 Later kings 6.4.4.1 Calakmul and Quiriguxc3xa1 6.4.5 Collapse 6.5 Modern history 7 Site description 7.1 Water control 7.2 Causeways 7.3 Structures 7.4 Stelae, murals and ceramics 7.5 Royal burial 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links | WIKI |
| [8] This swamp measures approximately 34 by 8 kilometres (21.1 by 5.0xc2xa0mi) and was an important source of water during the rainy season. | WIKI |
| [10] During the 1st millennium AD the area received moderate and regular rainfall, although there is less surface water available than further south in Guatemala. | WIKI |
| Water control[edit] | WIKI |
| [41] This reservoir is filled by a small seasonal river during the rainy season and continues to hold enough water for it to be used by archaeologists in modern times. | WIKI |
| [10] This quantity of water could have supported 50,000 to 100,000 people; there is no evidence that the reservoirs were used to irrigate crops. | WIKI |
| Along with settlement remains, the inter-site and intra-site roads (sacbxc3xa9s), defensive systems, quarries, water management features (such as reservoirs and artificially modified aguadas or water ponds), agricultural terraces and other land modifications related to productive systems and subsistence strategies are also constituent parts of the extremely rich and exceptionally well preserved ancient cultural landscape. | UNESCO |
| Given the particular environmental conditions, such as reduced availability of water and moisture, presence of fire and hurricanes, and karst soils, here the flora and fauna of wetland ecosystems have developed adaptations to these seasonal dry conditions. | UNESCO |
| Still, the site is an important water catchment area, a key factor as it represents a critical habitat for a number of endemic and threatened species. | UNESCO |
| It is also an important area for water recharging for the whole Yucatan Peninsula, a key factor in the development of the Maya Culture in the Ancient City of Calakmul and its surroundings. | UNESCO |
| The species are adapted to particular geomorphological and environmental conditions, such as the reduced availability of water and moisture, the presence of forest fires and hurricanes, and karst soils; conditions that impose strong limitations on the growth of plants characteristic of moister tropical forests. | UNESCO |
| The recovery of some of the species has been favoured by the presence of water collecting depressions, the aguadas and "chultunes", a type of water reservoirs used by the Mayans, which today are of vital importance for the survival of these tropical species. | UNESCO |
| It remains the environment in which developed one of the great ancient cultures of the world, the Maya, whose legacy is present not only in what remains of their cities but in the agroforestry and water use practices. | UNESCO |