Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old ...

A holidaymaker and another man have reportedly been arrested after they scaled the stairs of The Temple of Kukulcán in Mexico ...

Around 1200 years ago in a Maya city, the bones of several royal people were burned and unceremoniously discarded within the foundations of a new temple. These recently discovered remains may have ...

On this week's episode of the excellent podcast "Disney Dish," Disney journalist and entrepreneur Len Testa (Touring Plans) describes a Maya Archaeology conference he recently attended, "Maya at the ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life. Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city ...

Minecraft players can build incredible structures like one player's Mayan-themed temple. The Maya-inspired temple includes seven layers made from various materials like stone and moss. A Minecraft ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...

As far back as 3500 years ago millions of Maya people lived in this area in different cities, ruled by kings, or queens. That there is a temple! It’s almost 1300 years old! Just imagine what it ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...