Buried beneath a Central American lake, these Mayan ruins weren't discovered until 1996 when a scuba diver found an ancient, ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by ...

Ek’ Balam is one of the most impressive Mayan archeological zones, thanks to its incredible preservation. A new discovery ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest known Maya monument, was designed as a massive cosmogram representing the Maya conception of the universe. New excavations at ...

The site dates back to 1050 B.C., even before the Mayan writing system existed, according to Live Science. It exhibited ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico. This ancient site, ...

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

Among them is Cenote Azul, a 90-metre-deep hole surrounded by trees, with wooden docks and ropes to help you swim across.

Power struggles? Drought? Overpopulation? Whatever happened to the Maya remains a mystery—with clues hidden in the jungle. Temple in TikalAbove the thick tree roots of the Petén jungle rises Temple V ...

The lesser-known Central American destination of Belize is a good playground for nature-loving thrill-seekers.

A recently unearthed ancient monument in southeastern Mexico was built as a giant representation of the Mesoamerican universe ...

Archaeologists have made a discovery offering new insights into the political power and religious symbolism of the Maya Late ...