There are still Mayan cities and sites being discovered. The Classic Maya civilization grew to about 40 cities at its peak. Today, for as much as the Mayan world has been discovered, there is ...

Discovered in the southeastern state of Campeche and dubbed "Valeriana," the city presents a wealth of architectural and ...

The Ancient Maya civilization, known for its remarkable achievements in architecture, mathematics, and astronomy, also had a complex relationship with its environment. Recent research has shed ...

Rellenitos are a beloved Guatemalan dessert featuring ripe plantains filled with sweetened refried black beans. They're then ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

After two years of dialogue and coordinated work between the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and ejidal ...

Bordering Guatemala, Cayo was in ancient times a center of Mayan civilization. Now it’s home to Noj Ka’ax H’Men Elijio Panti National Park (EPNP), one of four parks in the country comanaged ...

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...