The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did the disappearance of its centres of power, each one slowly reclaimed by the creeping jungle. Mighty cities were lost for centuries, ...

The reason they did it is too cute!

Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s but hadn’t tried mapping it — until recently.

Despite being one of the most significant Mayan ruins, Edzna receives fewer visitors in a year than Chichen Itza does in a day. The city’s architecture reflects an amalgamation of differing cities and ...

A sprawling Maya metropolis, hidden for centuries beneath dense tropical canopy, is coming into focus as archaeologists ...

Archeologist objects; story goes viral. Jan. 5, 2012 — -- The textbooks will tell you that the Mayan people thrived in Central America from about 250 to 900 A.D., building magnificent temples in ...

As you look up from your beach chair in Tulum, you’ll marvel at the blue skies, palm trees and Mayan ruins. Tulum, along the Riviera Maya, is home to some of Mexico’s best preserved archaeological ...

Wondering what to pack for Belize? This packing list covers must-haves for beach time, jungle tours, humidity, bugs, and ...

In mid-2020, Mexico began work on Tren Maya, a 1,000-mile long railway network lopping together the nation’s Mayan sites. Future travelers to Kohunlich, a 2,000-year-old Mayan city on the border of ...

Multiple ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico are inaccessible due to cartel violence in a blow to tourism in the country’s southern state. Mexico’s government admitted that tourists can no longer get to at ...