An old mayan statue featuring a sage.
At least one Mayan Sage was present on the American continent during the pre-colombian era and before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
By 1716, a giant bust depicting this Sage and attesting his existence could still be seen in a Temple in the ruins of Tulum, an abandonned Mayan city located on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula and built during the 13th century.