Archaeologists have uncovered new stucco reliefs at the ancient Maya city of Dzibanché, providing fresh insights into the Kaanu'l dynasty, also known as the "Snake Kings," who ruled parts of ...

The Yucatán Peninsula is rich in ancient history, and predominantly known for the famous ruins of Chichén Itzá. However, as a ...

A woman purchased a nearly 2,000-year-old Mayan vase at a Maryland thrift store — but didn't realize what she had until she saw a similar one in a museum Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer ...

This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Your National Geographic Society membership helped fund recent excavations at Holmul and La Corona, Guatemala.

Climbing the pyramid has been banned to protect the nearly 1,000-year-old structure. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

A German tourist was arrested and attacked by locals after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan, ...

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Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...

El Gran Museo del Mundo Maya de Mérida translates to The Great Museum of the Mayan World of Mérida. With more than 1,160 artifacts on display, the museum combines ancient textiles, religious ...