美洲印第安人,特别是玛雅人,历史上曾有过灿烂的文化。在漫长的岁月中他们驯化了多种野生动物,培育出大量的农作物,为丰富人类生活,帮助人类战胜饥荒,作出了贡献。 在美洲的农作物中,最重要的是玉米。玛雅人离不开玉米,他们甚至认为, American Indians, especially the Maya, have historically had splendid cultures. In a long time, they domesticated many kinds of wild animals, cultivated a large number of crops, and made contributions to enrich human life and help mankind to overcome famine. Among the crops in the Americas, the most important is corn. Maya inseparable from corn, they even think,