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Enjoy the 11th series of this wildly popular reality CBS television show with background information about Guatemala, the Mayan ruins and history, Survivor cast details, episode recaps, maps and photos. Who will outlast, outwit and outplay the other contestants to win one million dollars?
Survivor 11 Names with "B" - Beware!
Have you noticed that out of the seven players voted out to date (Episode 6), five had the letter "B" in their names? And most were in their twenties! Will the remaining four Survivors with a "B" be up next? Vote your choice for the next to go in the poll.
About Guatemala - Site of Survivor 11: Guatemala
The El Peten region of Guatemala is the location for Survivor 11: Guatemala, The Mayan Empire, where Survivor contestants will for the first time play out their survival games amid ancient Mayan temples, rain forests, flora and fauna. Begin a series of features about Guatemala, the Mayans and Survivor recaps when the show airs in September, 2005.
Survivor 11: Guatemala - About the Mayan Empire
According to Mayan history, the creation of the world occurred around 11,000 BC. Mayan civilization dates from 2600 BC and continues today in Guatemala and other Central American countries. Will the contestants of Survivor 11: Guatemala be able to match the survival skills of a civilization that created a calendar, written language, mathematical theorems and the great temples?
Survivor 11: Guatemala - Cast of Characters
Who are the people who pit themselves against each other and the environment to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast to become the Sole Survivor and win the one million dollar prize? Find out about the sixteen men and women who are willing to pit themselves against each other and the Guatemalan jungle to claim that coveted prize. Can you guess who it will be?
Survivor 11: Guatemala - Mayan Customs
According to Mayan history, the creation of the world occurred around 11,000 BC. Mayan civilization dates from 2600 BC and continues today in Guatemala and other Central American countries. Will the contestants of Survivor 11: Guatemala be able to match the survival skills of a civilization that created a calendar, written language, mathematical theorems and the great temples?
Survivor 11: Guatemala - Mayan Religion
The religion of the Mayas, like their civilization, was complex and multi-layered. Based on cyclical times of growth and destruction, with an emphasis on the growing seasons, important dates were ruled by the need for survival. The gods needed maintenance and nutrition, and when ritual bloodletting wasn't sufficient, the Mayas adopted human sacrifice.
Survivor 11: Guatemala - Mayan Temples
The Mayan temples and pyramids rise about the rainforest canopy in a massive reminder that once a powerful and still existing culture and civilization populated the rainforests of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. For the first time, contestants on the popular Survivor adventure show will play out their games amidst real ruins. Will the Mayan temples provide shelter? Or will the spirits of ancient gods play their part in the survival of the contestants?
Survivor 11: Guatemala - The Mayan Calendar
Learn the basics of the sophisticated Mayan calendar that not only captured past historical and mythological events, kept track of time, determined a person's life from birth to death but also foretold the future - and was more accurate than the standard calendar in use today.
Survivor 11: Guatemala - Will Poll 1 Results Be Proven Right?
The Survivor 11: Guatemala introductory poll recorded readers guesses about the first man and the first woman to be voted off in Tribal Council. With a week to go before the show premieres on Sepetember 15, there's time to learn a bit more about the contestants and vote. Which contestant will be the first to go? Will the pollsters be proven right?
Survivor Guatemala
"Deprived of basic comforts, exposed to the harsh natural elements, your fate at the mercy of strangers%u2026who would you become? For 39 days, 20 strangers will be stranded together and forced to carve out a new existence, using their collective wits to make surviving in their rugged environment a little easier."
Survivor Skills.com - Survivor 11 Guatemala: The Mayan Empire
"Hidden deep in the rainforest of Central America, stand the ruins of an ancient civilization that once prospered and then vanished. These were the Maya people and this is the country of Guatemala. These stunning cities of the past stand as clues to a mystery thousands of years old."
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