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What were the original Mayan Hammocks made of?

History of Hammocks

Originally Mayan hammocks were woven from the bakr of th Hamack tree over 1,000 years ago. This bark was soon replaced by the Sisal plant because of it's softness. Later when the Spaniards introduced cotton to the Mayans it was readliy woven into hammocks. Today the same weaves are used with nylon and cotton. entire villages across the Yucatan still make hammocks to keep up with worldwide demand.

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12/4/2007 7:43:50 PM
Error Checker said:

In the first line, it says "...from the bakr of th Hamack...". It should be 'the' not 'th' and 'bark' not 'bakr'. Other errors; 'entire' needs to be 'Entire','readliy' should be 'readily'.

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