This early history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica details the art and architecture of the Preclassic period, more than ...

With travelers continuously searching for "what's next," especially as travel kicks back into high gear and people are searching for new experiences, Mundo Maya provides a veritable (and literal) ...

Sitting atop the largest pyramid in the world in northern Guatemala’s ancient Mayan city El Mirador, I tried to imagine how the city below looked nearly 2,500 years ago. Standing nearby, the site’s ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover ...

In the heart of Belize, archaeologists have uncovered a royal tomb that changes what’s known about Maya history. This burial, hidden beneath the ruins of Caracol, belongs to Te K’ab Chaak—the city’s ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for drinking ...

The ancient script of the Maya baffled scholars for centuries. Widely viewed as one of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere, which peaked around A.D. 250-900, the Maya people of ...

Planning to see some Mexico Mayan Ruins on your trip? Smart choice! As someone who’s been living in Mexico and traveling all over the country, the Mayan sites are some of the most interesting places ...

Cancun. It’s all just sun, sand and partying, right? Well, wrong. This famous tourist hotspot on the Yucatan Peninsula may have become a byword for excess, but from Lucha Libre to Mayan history to the ...

When Washington, D.C. resident Anna Lee Dozier picked up a vase at a thrift store in Maryland five years ago, she thought it a faithful reproduction of a Mayan artifact. “It did look old to me,” she ...