Running along the Caribbean shores of the lush Yucatán Peninsula, Riviera Maya is a 100-mile (160km) stretch of sands ...

Archaeologists uncover a massive Maya monument in Mexico, challenging long-held beliefs about ancient power and early ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Scholars have long known the Classic Maya (300-900 C.E.) were astronomers. Their pyramids at sites like Tikal and Chichen ...

His exquisite craft in mask-making seemed to speak across time and space with the artistry of "my uncle," a scion of a Chinese family of carpenters. The mask's soulful eyes conveyed the Mayan ...

A decade-old LiDAR survey meant for forest research accidentally revealed over 6,500 unknown Maya structures in Campeche, ...

In the summer of 2020, an international team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist reported the discovery of the ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn't know her name before they ...

On July 11, 1999, the Yucatan Peninsula was plunged into darkness as the moon passed momentarily between the sun and the Earth. With a little tinkering, the solar eclipse could have been predicted by ...

The Mayan Train offers a transformative travel experience, connecting key southeastern Mexican destinations. On a FAM trip ...